Comparison of VO2 peak during treadmill and cycle ergometry in severely overweight youth

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 254-260

  Loftin, Mark ^a   Sothern, Melinda ^b   Warren, Barbara ^a   Udall, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^c LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Severely overweight youth; Treadmill and cycle ergometry; VO2 peak

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249099403     PISSN: 13032968     EISSN: 13032968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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