Presence and duration of reactivity to pedometers in adults

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1097-1101

  Clemes, Stacy A ^a   Deans, Nuala K ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

covert monitoring; feedback; Habitual physical activity; objective assessment; physical activity promotion; self monitoring

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; WALKING;

EID: 84861523544     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318242a377     Document Type: Article

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