Physical activity in an indigenous Ecuadorian forager-horticulturalist population as measured using accelerometry

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 488-497

  Madimenos, Felicia C ^a   Snodgrass, J Josh ^a   Blackwell, Aaron D ^a,b   Liebert, Melissa A ^a   Sugiyama, Lawrence S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BASAL METABOLIC RATE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ECUADOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; ETHNIC AND RACIAL GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ACCELERATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; BASAL METABOLISM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; ECUADOR; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POPULATION GROUPS; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958122859     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.21163     Document Type: Article

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