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Do Three Different Generations of the Actigraph Accelerometer Provide the Same Output?

Added on July 14th, 2010

PURPOSE: Researchers collecting accelerometry data of physical activity habits often need to compare, or even collate, data acquired from different versions of a device that have come from the...   Continue Reading >>>

  • Authors: Ka Yiu Lee, Duncan Macfarlane, FACSM, Ester Cerin
  • Institutions: The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong

Development of a Physical Activity Location Measurement System (PALMS) and Validation in Young and Old Populations Wearing GPS

Added on June 23rd, 2010

Background: Activity in outdoor locations can have important benefits for health and well being in older adult populations and in children. There is increasing recognition of the importance of...   Continue Reading >>>

  • Authors: Jacqueline Kerr, PhD, Fred Raab, NA, Ernesto Ramirez, MS, Gregory Norman, PhD, Dane Lotspeich, MS, Kevin Patrick, MD
  • Institutions: Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD