Comparison of home and away-from-home physical activity using accelerometers and cellular network-based tracking devices

Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 809-817

  Ramulu, Pradeep Y ^a   Chan, Emilie S ^a   Loyd, Tara L ^a   Ferrucci, Luigi ^b   Friedman, David S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Built environment; Geographic information systems; Measurement; Outdoors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865014398     PISSN: 15433080     EISSN: 15435476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/jpah.9.6.809     Document Type: Article

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