Reliability and validity of the five-minute walking field test for estimating V̇O2peak in elderly subjects with knee osteoarthritis

Journal of Aging and Physical Activity

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 36-44

  Péloquin, Lucie ^a   Gauthier, Pierre ^a,b   Bravo, Gina ^a,c   Lacombe, Guy ^a,d   Billiard, Jean Sébastien ^e  

^a Hopital d'Youville   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^d Inst Univ de Gériatrie   (Canada)

^e Hôpital de Saint Etienne   (France)

Author keywords

Aerobic capacity; Osteoarthritis of the knee; Validation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002345045     PISSN: 10638652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/japa.6.1.36     Document Type: Article

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