Reliability and intensity of the six-minute walk test in healthy elderly subjects

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 169-174

  Kervio, Gaelle ^a,c   Carre, Francois ^a   Ville, Nathalie S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ RENNES 2   (France)

^c PONTCHAILLOU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Assessment of physical capacity; Cardiorespiratory parameters; Familiarization; Field test; Portable metabolic measurement system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RELIABILITY; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

AGED; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 0037232642     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005768-200301000-00025     Document Type: Article

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