Estimation of maximal oxygen uptake via submaximal exercise testing in sports, clinical, and home settings

Sports Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 865-873

  Sartor, Francesco ^a   Vernillo, Gianluca ^b   De Morree, Helma M ^c   Bonomi, Alberto G ^a   La Torre, Antonio ^d   Kubis, Hans Peter ^e   Veicsteinas, Arsenio ^d,f  

^a PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCELEROMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF EVALUATION; SPORT; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW;

ACCELEROMETRY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; EXERCISE TEST; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL EXERTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPORTS;

EID: 84883245249     PISSN: 01121642     EISSN: 11792035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40279-013-0068-3     Document Type: Review

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