Validation and calibration of the Actical accelerometer in preschool children.

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Published in Med Sci Sports Exerc on January 01, 2006

Authors

Karin A Pfeiffer1, Kerry L McIver, Marsha Dowda, Maria J C A Almeida, Russell R Pate

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Exercise Science, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA. kapfeiffer@sc.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Healthy Start to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Healthy Eating in Early Childcare Centres | NCT02375490

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