Oxygen uptake kinetics at the onset of exercise and cardiorespiratory fitness in frail elderly people
Methods: VO<sub>2</sub> and walking speed were measured during 3 minutes of comfortable self-paced walking in young (Y) (N=17, median age 23 (20-29) years) and healthy elderly (HE) (N=15; median age 80 (76-87) years) volunteers and groups of patients recovering from a hip fracture (HF) (...
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University of Edinburgh
2006
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