Clinical exercise physiology / Jonathan K. Erhman [and others], editors

Published:: Champaign, IL : Human Kinetics, [2003]
Copyright Date:: ©2003
Physical Description:: xii, 619 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Additional Creators:: Erhman, Jonathan, 1962-

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Contents:

Introduction to clinical exercise physiology -- Behavioral approaches to physical activity promotion -- Legal considerations -- General evaluation and examination skills -- Pharmacotherapy -- Graded exercise testing -- General exercise prescription development -- Endocrinology and metabolic disorders -- Diabetes -- Obesity -- Hyperlipidemia and dyslipidemia -- End-stage renal disease -- Cardiovascular diseases -- Myocardial infarction -- Revascularization of the heart -- Valvular heart disease -- Chronic heart failure -- Hypertension -- Peripheral arterial disease -- Pacemakers and internal cardiac defibrillators -- Diseases of the respiratory system -- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease -- Asthma -- Cystic fibrosis -- Oncology and the immune system -- Cancer -- Human immunodeficiency virus -- Disorders of bones and the joints -- Arthritis -- Osteoporosis -- Nonspecific low back pain -- Selected neuromuscular disorders -- Spinal cord injury -- Multiple sclerosis -- Special populations -- Children -- Elderly -- Female-specific issues.

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ISBN:

0736002529 (hard cover)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of Acquisition:

UP-PAT copy: Purchased with funds from the William L. and Josephine Berry Weiss Special Initiative Fund; 20023.

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