Evaluation of a treadmill test for predicting the aerobic capacity of firefighters

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 373-378

  Mier, Constance M ^a   Gibson, Ann L ^a  

^a BARRY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Gerkin treadmill protocol; Maximal heart rate; Submaximal treadmill test; VO2max estimation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CALORIMETRY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; EXHAUSTION; FEMALE; FIRE FIGHTER; FIRE PROTECTION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDARDIZATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADULT; AEROBIOSIS; AGE FACTORS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 4644302500     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqh008     Document Type: Article

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