The minimum number of days required to establish reliable physical activity estimates in children aged 2-15 years

Physiological Measurement

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2229-2237

  Kang, Minsoo ^a   Bjornson, Kristie ^b   Barreira, Tiago V ^c   Ragan, Brian G ^a   Song, Kit ^d  

^a MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

children; Generalizability theory; measurement; pedometer; reliability; step count

Indexed keywords

RELIABILITY THEORY;

CHILD; COUNT DATUM; DATA COLLECTION; DATA SCREENING; GENERALIZABILITY THEORIES; PEDOMETER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; STEP COUNT; TOTAL VARIANCE;

DATA ACQUISITION;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84908399131     PISSN: 09673334     EISSN: 13616579     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0967-3334/35/11/2229     Document Type: Article

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