Chronotropic Incompetence in Persons with Down Syndrome

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1604-1608

  Guerra, Myriam ^a   Llorens, Natalia ^b   Fernhall, Bo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT RAMON LLULL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Exercise; Heart rate; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONOTROPISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; TREADMILL EXERCISE;

EID: 0242467708     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/S0003-9993(03)00342-3     Document Type: Article

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