Maximal oxygen uptake as a parametric measure of cardiorespiratory capacity

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 103-107

  Snell, Peter G ^a   Stray Gundersen, James ^a   Levine, Benjamin D ^a,c   Hawkins, Megan N ^b   Raven, Peter B ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^c PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL OF DALLAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Douglas bags; Running; Treadmill testing; V O2max

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; CONCEPT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE INTENSITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MALE; MARATHON RUNNER; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; RUNNING; VELOCITY; WORKLOAD;

CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

EID: 33846234599     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000241641.75101.64     Document Type: Article

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