Validity of the Fitbit activity tracker for measuring steps in community-dwelling older adults

BMJ Open Sport and Exercise Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Paul, Serene S ^a   Tiedemann, Anne ^a   Hassett, Leanne M ^a,b   Ramsay, Elisabeth ^a   Kirkham, Catherine ^a   Chagpar, Sakina ^a   Sherrington, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

accelerometer; aged; pedometer; physical activity; validity

Indexed keywords

EID: 85050305376     PISSN: 20557647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjsem-2015-000013     Document Type: Article

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