Neural network versus activity-specific prediction equations for energy expenditure estimation in children

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 115, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1229-1236

  Ruch, Nicole ^a   Joss, Franziska ^b   Jimmy, Gerda ^a   Melzer, Katarina ^a   Hänggi, Johanna ^c   Mäder, Urs ^a  

^a Federal Office of Sport   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Automated pattern recognition; Child; Energy metabolism; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; WALKING;

ACCELEROMETER; AUTOMATED PATTERN RECOGNITION; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY;

ACCELERATION; ACCELEROMETRY; CHILD; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); WALKING;

EID: 84887091229     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.01443.2012     Document Type: Article

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