Clinical workload decreases the level of aerobic fitness in housestaff physicians

Journal of Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 216-220

  Suskin, Neville ^a   Ryan, Glenda ^b   Fardy, John ^b   Clarke, Harry ^b   McKelvie, Robert ^a,c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c HAMILTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICIAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIROMETRY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; NEWFOUNDLAND; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0031745506     PISSN: 08839212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008483-199805000-00005     Document Type: Article

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