Assessing physical activity using wearable monitors: Measures of physical activity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2012, Pages

  Butte, Nancy F ^a   Ekelund, Ulf ^b   Westerterp, Klaas R ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

accelerometers; hr monitors; load transducers; multiple sensors; pedometers

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY;

EID: 83455238160     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182399c0e     Document Type: Article

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