Towards uniform accelerometry analysis: A standardization methodology to minimize measurement bias due to systematic accelerometer wear-time variation

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 379-386

  Katapally, Tarun R ^a   Muhajarine, Nazeem ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Data standardization; Wear time variation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901697980     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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