Evaluation of activity monitors in controlled and free-living environments

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 733-741

  Feito, Yuri ^a   Bassett, David R ^a   Thompson, Dixie L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

actical; actigraph; activpali; BMI; digi walker; stepwatch

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ERGOMETRY; EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; ERGOMETRY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858700360     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e3182351913     Document Type: Article

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