Walking economy in male adults with Down syndrome

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 153-157

  Mendonça, Gonçalo V ^a,c   Pereira, Fernando D ^a   Fernhall, Bo ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

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

^c NONE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Exercise; Functional capacity; Walking economy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LOCOMOTION; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEADY STATE; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WALKING SPEED;

ADULT; DOWN SYNDROME; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING;

EID: 58549094692     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-008-0884-6     Document Type: Article

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