Reference values for the physical work capacity on a bicycle ergometer for men - A comparison with a previous study on women

Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 166-170

  Wohlfart, Björn ^a   Farazdaghi, Gholam R ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Exercise test; Maximal heart rate; Men; Women; Work capacity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RATING SCALE; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037952614     PISSN: 14750961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1475-097X.2003.00491.x     Document Type: Article

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