Pedometer steps/min in physical education: Does the pedometer matter?

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-39

  Scruggs, Philip W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Motion sensor; Physical activity; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PEDOMETER; PEDOMETRY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CHILD; HUMANS; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84871715895     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2012.05.011     Document Type: Article

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