Physical activity assessment with accelerometers in children.

نویسنده

  • Klaas R Westerterp
چکیده

Accelerometers for movement registration have the potential to reflect the volume, pattern, intensity, type, and energy expenditure of physical activity(1,2). Developments are still ongoing with regard to reduction of the size of the instruments, lengthening of battery life and translation of the output to meaningful information for the user. Instruments with the capacity for most or all functions mentioned are tri-axial and mounted on a waist belt.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Indian pediatrics

دوره 46 12  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009