A novel rating scale to predict maximal exercise capacity

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 87, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 350-357

  Wisén, Anita G M ^a   Farazdaghi, Reza G ^a   Wohlfart, Björn ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity level; Exercise capacity; METs; Reference values; Self assessed

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; METABOLIC CAPACITY; METABOLIC RATE; NONLINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE;

EID: 0036944379     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-002-0636-y     Document Type: Article

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