Considerations when using the activPAL monitor in field-based research with adult populations
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Accuracy and responsiveness of the stepwatch activity monitor and ActivPAL in patients with COPD when walking with and without a rollator.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Sport and Health Science
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2095-2546
DOI: 10.1016/j.jshs.2016.02.002