Validation of a specific activity questionnaire to estimate exercise tolerance in patients referred for exercise testing

American Heart Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1041-1046

  Myers, Jonathan ^a,b   Bader, David ^a,b   Madhavan, Rupa ^a,b   Froelicher, Victor ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; DIGOXIN; NITRATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0035209421     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mhj.2001.118740     Document Type: Article

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