A new accelerometric method to assess the daily walking practice

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 111-118

  Schutz, Y ^a   Weinsier, S ^b   Terrier, P ^a   Durrer, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerometer; Energy expenditure; Physical activity; Walking speed

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATION; ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL; WALKING;

ACCELERATION; ADULT; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; OBESITY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 85047695429     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801856     Document Type: Article

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