Lessons learned from a collaborative field-based collection of physical activity data using accelerometers

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 251-258

  Morris, Sara F ^a   Kolbe, Mary Bea ^b   Moore, Justin B ^c  

^a North Carolina Division of Public Health   (United States)

^b Physical Activity and Nutrition Branch   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Community; Physical activity; Youth

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COOPERATION; DEVICES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMINDER SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROGRAM EVALUATION; REMINDER SYSTEMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895058276     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0b013e3182893b9b     Document Type: Article

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