Validation of a talking pedometer for adults with visual impairment

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1094-1099

  Holbrook, Elizabeth Ackley ^a   Stevens, Sandy L ^b   Kang, Minsoo ^b   Morgan, Don W ^b  

^a ROANOKE COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

environmental familiarity; mobility aid; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; COMMUNICATION AID; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RECOGNITION; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING; WALKING AID;

ADULT; BLINDNESS; CANES; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); WALKING;

EID: 79957980225     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318205e2d6     Document Type: Article

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