Evaluation of low-cost, objective instruments for assessing physical activity in 10–11-year-old children

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 600-609

  Hart, Teresa L ^a   Brusseau, Timothy ^b   Kulinna, Pamela Hodges ^c   McClain, James J ^d   Tudor Locke, Catrine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometers; Moderate to vigorous physical activity; Pedometers; Steps

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; WALKING;

EID: 83255191777     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2011.10599796     Document Type: Article

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