Stair stepping efficiency of mentally handicapped and nonhandicapped adult females

Ergonomics

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 1989, Pages 519-526

  Montgomery, D ^a   Reid, Greg ^a   Ontgomery, Damdm ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cadence; Cardiovascular fitness; Repeated tests

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PERFORMANCE; STAIR CLIMBING;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSCLES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS;

EID: 0024339538     PISSN: 00140139     EISSN: 13665847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00140138908966122     Document Type: Article

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