Comparisons of accelerometer and pedometer determined steps in free living samples

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 390-397

  Behrens, Timothy K ^a   Dinger, Mary K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Motion sensor; Physical activity; Step counters; Steps per day

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORPHOMETRICS; WALKING;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; WALKING;

EID: 79955711640     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.8.3.390     Document Type: Article

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