The measurement of physical activity in children

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 52-58

  Hussey, Juliette ^a   Bell, Christopher ^b   Gormley, John ^a  

^a ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; HEART RATE MONITORING; OBSERVATION METHODS; QUESTIONNAIRES

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016497970     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331907X174989     Document Type: Article

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