The step test and exercise prescription tool in primary care: A critical review

Critical Reviews in Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 109-123

  Stuckey, Melanie I ^a,b   Knight, Emily ^a,b   Petrella, Robert J ^a,b,c  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerobic fitness; Exercise prescription; Physical activity; Primary care

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FITNESS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART RATE; HUMAN; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF CONCEPT; STEP TEST; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VELOCITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84874534538     PISSN: 08962960     EISSN: 21626553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevPhysRehabilMed.2013006823     Document Type: Article

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