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Research Article Free access | 10.1172/JCI103636

THE PHYSIOLOGICAL MEANING OF THE MAXIMAL OXYGEN INTAKE TEST

Jere H. Mitchell,1 Brian J. Sproule,1 and Carleton B. Chapman1

Cardiopulmonary Laboratory of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

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Cardiac trainee, National Heart Institute.

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Research Fellow.

1

This work has supported by grants from the United States Public Health Service [H-2113 (C)], and the Dallas Heart Association.

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Cardiopulmonary Laboratory of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

2

Cardiac trainee, National Heart Institute.

3

Research Fellow.

1

This work has supported by grants from the United States Public Health Service [H-2113 (C)], and the Dallas Heart Association.

Find articles by Sproule, B. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Cardiopulmonary Laboratory of the Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas

2

Cardiac trainee, National Heart Institute.

3

Research Fellow.

1

This work has supported by grants from the United States Public Health Service [H-2113 (C)], and the Dallas Heart Association.

Find articles by Chapman, C. in: PubMed | Google Scholar

Published April 1, 1958 - More info

Published in Volume 37, Issue 4 on April 1, 1958
J Clin Invest. 1958;37(4):538–547. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI103636.
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