Use of pedometers and accelerometers in clinical populations: validity and reliability issues

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 135-142

  Bassett, David R ^a   John, Dinesh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

AMBULATION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; MOTION SENSOR; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; WALKING

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044224447     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X10Y.0000000004     Document Type: Article

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