Ramped vs. standard Bruce protocol in children: A comparison of exercise responses

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 391-400

  DiBella II, John A ^b   Johnson, Emily M ^a   Cabrera, Marco E ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREADMILL; TREADMILL ERGOMETRY;

EID: 0036849562     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.14.4.391     Document Type: Article

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