Influence of cut-points on patterns of accelerometry-measured free-living physical activity in rural and urban black South African women

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 300-310

  Cook, Ian ^a   Alberts, Marianne ^a   Lambert, Estelle V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dikgale; Exercise; Measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857312624     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.2.300     Document Type: Article

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