Impairment of physical exercise capacity in healthy postmenopausal women

American Heart Journal

Volumn 151, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 923-927

  Mercuro, Giuseppe ^a,c   Saiu, Francesca ^a   Deidda, Martino ^a   Mercuro, Silvia ^a   Vitale, Cristiana ^b   Rosano, Giuseppe M C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Cardiovascular Research Unit   (Italy)

^c Policlinico Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HEART PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 33645240602     PISSN: 00028703     EISSN: 10976744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2005.06.027     Document Type: Article

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