Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 7 , Pages 670-680 , July 2006

Clinimetric review of motion sensors in children and adolescents

  • Sanne I. de Vries

      Affiliations

    • TNO Quality of Life, Department of Physical Activity and Health, P.O. Box 2215, 2301 CE, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Body@Work, Research Centre Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU University Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31-71-5181676; fax: +31-71-5181903.
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  • Ingrid Bakker

      Affiliations

    • TNO Quality of Life, Department of Physical Activity and Health, P.O. Box 2215, 2301 CE, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Body@Work, Research Centre Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU University Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Marijke Hopman-Rock

      Affiliations

    • TNO Quality of Life, Department of Physical Activity and Health, P.O. Box 2215, 2301 CE, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Body@Work, Research Centre Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU University Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Remy A. Hirasing

      Affiliations

    • TNO Quality of Life, Department of Physical Activity and Health, P.O. Box 2215, 2301 CE, Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Willem van Mechelen

      Affiliations

    • Body@Work, Research Centre Physical Activity, Work and Health, TNO-VU University Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Institute for Research in Extramural Medicine, Department of Social Medicine, VU University Medical Centre, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

,Accepted 29 November 2005.

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PII: S0895-4356(06)00017-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.11.020

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 7 , Pages 670-680 , July 2006

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