Physical work load affects the maximum oxygen uptake

Industrial Health

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 250-257

  Hirai, Takayoshi ^a   Kusaka, Yukinori ^a   Suganuma, Narufumi ^a   Seo, Akihiko ^b   Tobita, Yoshie ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

^b TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Fukui Occupational Health Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ambulatory; Exercise; Hypertension; Obesity; Physical activity; Sedentary; V O2max; Work load

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANUAL LABOR; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33646676980     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.44.250     Document Type: Article

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