Comparing the validity and output of the GT1M and GT3X accelerometer in 5-to 9-year-old children

Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 236-248

  Jimmy, Gerda ^a   Seiler, Roland ^b   Mäder, Urs ^a  

^a Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

accelerometry; ActiGraph; children; physical activity assessment

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDITY;

EID: 84881331136     PISSN: 1091367X     EISSN: 15327841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1091367X.2013.805140     Document Type: Article

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