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Measuring moderate-intensity walking in older adults using the ActiGraph accelerometer

BACKGROUND: Accelerometry is the method of choice for objectively assessing physical activity in older adults. Many studies have used an accelerometer count cut point corresponding to 3 metabolic equivalents (METs) derived in young adults during treadmill walking and running with a resting metabolic...

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Autores principales: Barnett, Anthony, van den Hoek, Daniel, Barnett, David, Cerin, Ester
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5146877/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27931188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-016-0380-5