Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 12, Issue 5 , Pages 583-585 , September 2009

Combining GPS with heart rate monitoring to measure physical activity in children: A feasibility study

Received 2 May 2008 ,Revised 26 August 2008 ,Accepted 11 September 2008.

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PII: S1440-2440(08)00197-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2008.09.010

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport
Volume 12, Issue 5 , Pages 583-585 , September 2009

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