Intratest reliability and test-retest reproducibility of the oxygen uptake efficiency slope in healthy participants

European Journal of Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 493-498

  Van Laethem, Christophe ^a   De Sutter, Johan ^b   Peersman, Wim ^a   Calders, Patrick ^a  

^a Artevelde University College   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exercise testing reliability; Healthy; Reproducibility

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETER; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUNG MINUTE VOLUME; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 70349198001     PISSN: 17418267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJR.0b013e32832c88a8     Document Type: Article

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