Utility of Accelerometers to Measure Physical Activity in Children Attending an Obesity Treatment Intervention

Objectives. To investigate the use of accelerometers to monitor change in physical activity in a childhood obesity treatment intervention. Methods. 28 children aged 7–13 taking part in “Families for Health” were asked to wear an accelerometer (Actigraph) for 7-days, and complete an accompanying acti...

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Autores principales: Robertson, Wendy, Stewart-Brown, Sarah, Wilcock, Elizabeth, Oldfield, Michelle, Thorogood, Margaret
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20953356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/398918

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2952817/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20953356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/398918

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