Estimating changes in daily physical activity levels over time: Implication for health interventions from a novel approach

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 607-610

  Vogels, N ^a   Egger, G ^b   Plasqui, G ^a   Westerterp, K R ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ccelerometry; Health intervention; Physical activity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PROGRAM; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; OFFICE WORKER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS; WAIST-HIP RATIO; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 8744242093     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2004-820950     Document Type: Article

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