Reliability of perceived exertion during graded exercise testing in apparently healthy adults

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-42

  Whaley, Mitchell H ^a   Thomas Woodall, M ^b   Kaminsky, Leonard A ^a   Emmett, John D ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

exercise intensity; exercise prescription; ratings of perceived exertion; test protocols

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0031019772     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-199701000-00005     Document Type: Article

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