Reliability of a peak performance treadmill test for children and adolescents with and without mental retardation

Adapted Physical Activity Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 322-332

  Pitetti, Kenneth H ^a   Millar, A Lynn ^b   Fernhall, Bo ^c  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANDREWS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTIVATION; MUSCLE MASS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RELIABILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

EID: 0033946193     PISSN: 07365829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/apaq.17.3.322     Document Type: Article

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