Impact of anatomical placement of an accelerometer on prediction of physical activity energy expenditure in lower-limb amputees

Peter Ladlow; Tom E. Nightingale; M. Polly McGuigan; Alexander N. Bennett; Rhodri Phillip; James L. J. Bilzon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185731

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Impact of anatomical placement of an accelerometer on prediction of physical activity energy expenditure in lower-limb amputees

Peter Ladlow,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Tom E. Nightingale,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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M. Polly McGuigan ,

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Polly McGuigan, Alexander N. Bennett, Rhodri Phillip

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom
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Alexander N. Bennett ,

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Polly McGuigan, Alexander N. Bennett, Rhodri Phillip

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court, Surrey, United Kingdom, National Heart and Lung Institute, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Rhodri Phillip ,

Contributed equally to this work with: M. Polly McGuigan, Alexander N. Bennett, Rhodri Phillip

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Resources, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Academic Department of Military Rehabilitation, Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre (DMRC) Headley Court, Surrey, United Kingdom
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James L. J. Bilzon

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: J.Bilzon@Bath.ac.uk

Affiliation Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6701-7603

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Impact of anatomical placement of an accelerometer on prediction of physical activity energy expenditure in lower-limb amputees

Peter Ladlow,
Tom E. Nightingale,
M. Polly McGuigan,
Alexander N. Bennett,
Rhodri Phillip,
James L. J. Bilzon

Published: October 5, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185731

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