Determination of the anaerobic threshold in the pre-operative assessment clinic: Inter-observer measurement error

Anaesthesia

Volumn 64, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1192-1195

  Sinclair, Rhona C F ^a   Danjoux, G R ^a   Goodridge, V ^a   Batterham, A M ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT ERROR; OBSERVER BIAS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RANDOM ERROR; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ANAEROBIC THRESHOLD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EXERCISE TEST; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 70350515723     PISSN: 00032409     EISSN: 13652044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2044.2009.06074.x     Document Type: Article

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