Exercise testing of pre-school children using the Bruce treadmill protocol: New reference values

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 393-399

  Van Der Cammen Van Zijp, Monique H M ^a   Ijsselstijn, Hanneke ^a   Takken, Tim ^b   Willemsen, Sten P ^c   Tibboel, Dick ^a   Stam, Henk J ^c   Van Den Berg Emons, Rita J G ^c  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Exercise test; Physical endurance; Pre school child

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NETHERLANDS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 76449120729     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1236-x     Document Type: Article

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