The repeatability of gait speed and physiological cost index measurements in working adults

Journal of Primary Care and Community Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 128-133

  Raj, Rishi ^a   Amiri, Hoda Mojazi ^b   Wang, Helen ^b   Nugent, Kenneth M ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional capacity; Gait speed; Heart rate; Physiologic cost index

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GAIT; GAIT SPEED; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGIC COST INDEX; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING;

FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY; GAIT SPEED; HEART RATE; PHYSIOLOGIC COST INDEX;

ADULT; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; GAIT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WALKING;

EID: 84908211889     PISSN: 21501319     EISSN: 21501327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2150131913506226     Document Type: Article

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