Evaluation of cooper 12-minute walk/run test as a marker of cardiorespiratory fitness in young urban children with persistent asthma

Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 300-305

  Weisgerber, Michael ^a,b,d   Danduran, Michael ^b   Meurer, John ^a,b   Hartmann, Kathryn ^a   Berger, Stuart ^a,b   Flores, Glenn ^c  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Exercise; Field test; Fitness; Fitness testing; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

PIRBUTEROL; SALBUTAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COOPER TWELVE MINUTE RUN WALK TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRY POWDER; DYSPNEA; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FITNESS; GAS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METERED DOSE INHALER; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUNNING; SCHOOL CHILD; SPORT; SWIMMING; TREADMILL EXERCISE; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; ASTHMA; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUNNING; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; WALKING; WISCONSIN;

EID: 68449086348     PISSN: 1050642X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JSM.0b013e3181b2077a     Document Type: Article

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