Do regression-based computer algorithms for determining the ventilatory threshold agree?

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 967-976

  Ekkekakis, Panteleimon ^a   Lind, Erik ^a   Hall, Eric ^b   Petruzzello, Steven ^c  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ELON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anaerobic threshold; Computer algorithms; Gas exchange threshold; Limits of agreement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUNG GAS EXCHANGE; LUNG VENTILATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; TREADMILL EXERCISE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; COMPUTERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PULMONARY GAS EXCHANGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 46649105662     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640410801910269     Document Type: Article

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