Validity of smartphone pedometer applications Public Health

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Orr, Krystn ^a   Howe, Holly S ^a   Omran, Janine ^a   Smith, Kristina A ^a   Palmateer, Tess M ^a   Ma, Alvin E ^a   Faulkner, Guy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity monitoring; Physical activity; Running; Self monitoring; Walking

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; CAR DRIVING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RUNNING; SMARTPHONE; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADULT; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RUNNING; SMARTPHONE; WALKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84948682089     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13104-015-1705-8     Document Type: Article

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