Energy cost of stair climbing and descending on the college alumnus questionnaire

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1250-1254

  Bassett, David R ^a   Vachon, John A ^a   Kirkland, Aristotle O ^a   Howley, Edward T ^a   Duncan, Glen E ^a   Johnson, Kelly R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calories; Epidemiology; Mets; Oxygen Uptake; Physical activity; Steps

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLIMBING; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0030930833     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-199709000-00019     Document Type: Article

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