A comparison of field methods to assess cardiorespiratory fitness among neophyte exercisers

Biological Research for Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-14

  D'Alonzo, Karen T ^a,b   Marbach, Kate ^a   Vincent, Linda ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Exercise testing; Step tests; Within subjects factorial design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN AMERICANS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXERTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WALKING;

EID: 33747191191     PISSN: 10998004     EISSN: 15524175     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099800406287864     Document Type: Article

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