A method for normalization of oxygen cost and consumption in normal children while walking

Journal of Pediatric Orthopaedics

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 589-593

  Bowen, Thomas R ^a   Cooley, Sarah R ^a   Castagno, Patrick W ^a   Miller, Freeman ^a   Richards, James ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body surface area Energy consumption Gait efficiency; Inverse body surface area; Oxygen consumption; Oxygen cost

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CALCULATION; CHILD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WALKING;

EID: 0031691512     PISSN: 02716798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01241398-199809000-00006     Document Type: Article

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