Accuracy of the stair-climbing test using maximal oxygen uptake as the gold standard;Acurácia do teste de escada utilizando o consumo máximo de oxigênio como padrão-ouro

Jornal Brasileiro de Pneumologia

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 128-133

  Cataneo, Daniele Cristina ^a   Cataneo, Antonio José Maria ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Ergometry; Exercise test; Heart function tests; Respiratory function tests; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 34848853041     PISSN: 18063713     EISSN: 18063713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1806-37132007000200005     Document Type: Article

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