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Accelerometer-based physical activity in a large observational cohort - study protocol and design of the activity and function of the elderly in Ulm (ActiFE Ulm) study

BACKGROUND: A large number of studies have demonstrated a positive effect of increased physical activity (PA) on various health outcomes. In all large geriatric studies, however, PA has only been assessed by interview-based instruments which are all subject to substantial bias. This may represent on...

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Autores principales: Denkinger, Michael D, Franke, Sebastian, Rapp, Kilian, Weinmayr, Gudrun, Duran-Tauleria, Enric, Nikolaus, Thorsten, Peter, Richard
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2919539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20663209
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-10-50