Convergent validity of a piezoelectric pedometer and an omnidirectional accelerometer for measuring children's physical activity

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 399-410

  Duncan, Scott ^a   White, Kate ^a   Sa'ulilo, Losi ^a   Schofield, Grant ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACCELERATION; ACTIGRAPHY; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 80052781081     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: 15432920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.23.3.399     Document Type: Article

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