Criterion validation of two submaximal aerobic fitness tests, the self-monitoring Fox-walk test and the Åstrand cycle test in people with rheumatoid arthritis

BACKGROUND: Aerobic capacity tests are important to evaluate exercise programs and to encourage individuals to have a physically active lifestyle. Submaximal tests, if proven valid and reliable could be used for estimation of maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2max)). The purpose of the study was to examine...

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Autores principales: Nordgren, Birgitta, Fridén, Cecilia, Jansson, Eva, Österlund, Ted, Grooten, Wilhelmus Johannes, Opava, Christina H, Rickenlund, Anette
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4180316/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25226876
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2474-15-305