Anaerobic threshold: Pitfalls and limitations

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 934-936

  Nyasavajjala, S M ^b   Low, J ^a  

^a DERBY CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; GAS EXCHANGE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC ACIDOSIS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RELIABILITY;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 68149100427     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06063.x     Document Type: Editorial

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