Respiratory gas exchange and physiological demands during a fire fighter evaluation circuit in men and women

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 89-98

  Harvey, D G ^a   Kraemer, J L ^a   Sharratt, M T ^a   Hughson, R L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide output; Fitness screening; Oxygen uptake; Physical demands; Strength

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME; WORK;

ADULT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 39549123818     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0673-2     Document Type: Article

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