Predicting performance on a firefghter's ability test from fitness parameters

Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 468-475

  Michaelides, Marcos A ^a   Parpa, Koulla M ^a   Thompson, Jerald ^a   Brown, Barry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Exercise testing; Occupational; Strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; ENDURANCE; FIRE; FITNESS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESCUE WORK; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; BODY COMPOSITION; FIRES; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESCUE WORK; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 58149347393     PISSN: 02701367     EISSN: 21683824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02701367.2008.10599513     Document Type: Article

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