Nordic Poles Immediately Improve Walking Distance in Patients with Intermittent Claudication

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 689-694

  Oakley, C ^a   Zwierska, I ^a   Tew, G ^a   Beard, J D ^b   Saxton, J M ^a  

^a SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiopulmonary workload; Exercise therapy; Intermittent claudication; Nordic pole walking; Peripheral arterial disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOPULMONARY FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; LEG PAIN; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PARAMETERS OF MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREADMILL; WALKING;

AGED; EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; WALKING;

EID: 56049091457     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.06.036     Document Type: Article

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