Walking energy expenditure in able-bodied individuals: A comparison of common measures of energy efficiency

Gait and Posture

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 592-596

  Thomas, Susan Sienko ^a   Buckon, Cathleen E ^a   Schwartz, Michael H ^b   Sussman, Michael D ^a   Aiona, Michael D ^a  

^a SHRINERS HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b GILLETTE CHILDREN'S SPECIALTY HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Able bodied; Energy efficiency measures; Gait; Normalization

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GAIT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; WALKING;

EID: 63249116535     PISSN: 09666362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2009.01.002     Document Type: Article

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