Using cadence to study free-living ambulatory behaviour

Sports Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 381-398

  Tudor Locke, Catrine ^a   Rowe, David A ^b  

^a PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBULATORY MONITORING; EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; WALKING;

EXERCISE TEST; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; METABOLIC EQUIVALENT; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; PUBLIC HEALTH; WALKING;

EID: 85047686730     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11599170-000000000-00000     Document Type: Review

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