Prediction of VO2 peak using a sub-maximal bench step test in children

Clinical Kinesiology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 68-75

  Jacks, Dean E ^a   Topp, Robert ^b   Moore, Justin B ^c  

^a HANOVER COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MARQUETTE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bench stepping; Children; Submaximal; VO2max test

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBMAXIMAL BENCH STEPPING TEST;

EID: 81855173541     PISSN: 08969620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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