The reliability of aerobic capacity (VO2max) testing in adolescent girls

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 345-348

  Pivarnik, James M ^a   Dwyer, Melissa C ^b   Lauderdale, Margaret A ^c  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Fitness; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030229560     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.1996.10607962     Document Type: Article

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