A stair-climb test of cardiorespiratory fitness for Singapore

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 588-594

  Teh, K C ^a   Aziz, A R ^a  

^a Singapore Sports Council   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; Singapore; Stair climb test; VO2max

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGAPORE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX FACTORS; SINGAPORE;

EID: 0034573375     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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