Are fixed-rate step tests medically safe for assessing physical fitness?

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2593-2599

  Hansen, Dominique ^a,b,c   Jacobs, Nele ^c   Bex, Steven ^c   D'Haene, Goedele ^c   Dendale, Paul ^a,b,c   Claes, Neree ^c  

^a JESSA HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b PHL University College   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Exercise testing; Medical safety; Physical fitness; Step test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BICYCLING; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL EXERTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053903675     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-011-1886-3     Document Type: Article

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