A self-paced step test to predict aerobic fitness in older adults in the primary care clinic

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 632-638

  Petrella, Robert J ^a,b,c   Koval, John J ^a   Cunningham, David A ^a,b   Paterson, Donald H ^a,b  

^a Faculty of Health Sciences   (Canada)

^b LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c Centre for Activity and Ageing   (Canada)

Author keywords

Older; Predicting aerobic capacity; Primary care; Step test

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035005253     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.49124.x     Document Type: Article

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