Accuracy of five electronic pedometers for measuring distance walked

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1071-1077

  Bassett Jr , David R ^a   Ainsworth, Barbara E ^b   Leggett, Sue R ^b   Mathien, Clara A ^b   Main, James A ^b   Hunter, David C ^b   Duncan, Glen E ^b  

^a Exercise Science Unit   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ENERGY COST; EXERCISE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SPEED; TREADMILL; WALKING

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 9444226011     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199608000-00019     Document Type: Article

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