An index for breathlessness and leg fatigue

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 644-650

  Borg, Elisabet ^a   Borg, G ^a   Larsson, K ^b   Letzter, M ^a   Sundblad, B M ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Exercise; Healthy subjects; Perceived exertion; Symptom index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEG; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955163390     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: 16000838     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00985.x     Document Type: Article

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