Six-minute walking test in obese female: Reproducibility, relative intensity and relationship with quality of life;Le test de marche de six minutes chez les femmes obèses : reproductibilité, intensité relative et relation avec la qualité de vie

Science and Sports

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-8

  Baillot, A ^a   Vibarel Rebot, N ^a   Lecoq, A M ^a   Chadenas, D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Exercise capacity; Obesity; Physical capacity; Validity; Walking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 60749115626     PISSN: 07651597     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scispo.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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