Evaluation of the MyWellness Key accelerometer

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-113

  Herrmann, S D ^a   Hart, T L ^a   Lee, C D ^a   Ainsworth, B E ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; QUESTIONNAIRES; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551501561     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.062182     Document Type: Article

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