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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Main Author: Fitzsimons, Claire Frances
Published: University of Edinburgh 2006
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.650948