Comparison of the Danish step test and the watt-max test for estimation of maximal oxygen uptake: The Health2008 study

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1088-1094

  Aadahl, Mette ^a   Zacho, Morten ^b   Linneberg, Allan ^a   Thuesen, Betina H ^a   Jørgensen, Torben ^a,c  

^a Research Centre for Prevention and Health   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory fitness; epidemiological studies; validation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; VALIDATION;

ADULT; BICYCLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; EXERCISE TEST; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84887053947     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487312462825     Document Type: Article

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