Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1765-1771 , September 2008

Measuring Free-Living Physical Activity in Adults With and Without Neurologic Dysfunction With a Triaxial Accelerometer

Preliminary results presented to the Neurosymposium, Neurological Special Interest Group of the New Zealand Physiotherapy Society, May 12, 2007, Nelson, New Zealand.

  • Leigh A. Hale, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Leigh A. Hale, PhD, Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
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  • Jaya Pal, MPhty
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  • Ines Becker, PGDipPhyt

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 Supported by the University of Otago (research grant).

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit on the authors or on any organization with which the authors are associated.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.027

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