Understanding and Interpreting Error in Physical Activity Data: Insights from the FLASHE Study

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 836-838

  Welk, Gregory J ^a   Saint Maurice, Pedro F ^b   Kim, Youngwon ^c   Ellingson, Laura D ^a   Hibbing, Paul ^d   Wolff Hughes, Dana L ^b   Perna, Frank M ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; ACTIMETRY; ALGORITHM; CALIBRATION; EDITORIAL; FAMILY LIFE, ACTIVITY, SUN, HEALTH, AND EATING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; INTROSPECTION; LIFESTYLE; MEASUREMENT ERROR; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; STANDARDIZATION; WRIST; ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; HUMAN;

ACCELEROMETRY; ADOLESCENT; EXERCISE; HUMANS; SEDENTARY BEHAVIOR; WRIST;

EID: 85019889094     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: 18732607     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.03.001     Document Type: Editorial

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