Journal article
Physical Activity Levels Are Low in Free‐Living Adults with Chronic Paraplegia
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: To compare physical activity levels (PALs) of free-living adults with chronic paraplegia with World Health Organization recommendations and to compare energy expenditure between persons with complete vs. incomplete paraplegia.
RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Twenty-seven euthyroid adults (17 men and 10 women) with paraplegia (12.5 +/- 9.5 years since onset; 17 with complete lesions and 10 with incomplete lesions) participated in …
Authors
Buchholz AC; McGillivray CF; Pencharz PB
Journal
Obesity, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 563–570
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
April 2003
DOI
10.1038/oby.2003.79
ISSN
1930-7381