A simple walk test to guide exercise programming of the elderly

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 208-212

  Oh Park, Mooyeon ^a   Zohman, Lenore R ^a,b   Abrahams, Carolyn ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Exercise Testing; Exercise Training; Walk Test

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE; OXYGEN; STRESS ANALYSIS;

EXERCISE PROGRAMS; HEART RATES; WALK TEST;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; CORONARY DISEASE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PILOT PROJECTS; WALKING;

EID: 0031149272     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199705000-00009     Document Type: Article

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