Mild-to-moderate obesity: Implications for respiratory mechanics at rest and during exercise in young men

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 29, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1039-1047

  DeLorey, D S ^a   Wyrick, B L ^a   Babb, T G ^a,b,c  

^a PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Control of breathing; Exercise; Lung volumes; Pulmonary function; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BREATHING MECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EXERCISE; EXPIRATORY RESERVE VOLUME; GAS EXCHANGE; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LUNG VOLUME MEASUREMENTS; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; POSTURE; PRESSURE; RESPIRATION; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; REST;

EID: 23944487737     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0803003     Document Type: Article

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