The validation of Fitbit Zip™ physical activity monitor as a measure of free-living physical activity

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Tully, Mark A ^a,b   McBride, Cairmeal ^a   Heron, Leonnie ^a   Hunter, Ruth F ^a,b  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Pedometer; Physical activity; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923006066     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-952     Document Type: Article

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