Ergometer-specific relationships between peak oxygen uptake and short-term power output in children

Pediatric Exercise Science

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 136-148

  Bloxham, Saul R ^a   Welsman, Joanne R ^a   Armstrong, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CAPACITY; ALLOMETRY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREADMILL;

EID: 20444409113     PISSN: 08998493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/pes.17.2.136     Document Type: Article

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