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Exercise Testing and Interpretation – A Practical Approach, Cambridge University Press, 2009

Exercise Testing and Interpretation – A Practical Approach, Cambridge University Press, 2009

Exercise Testing and Interpretation – A Practical Approach, Cambridge University Press, 2009

Scientific References
* from the founder’s research over the course of >35 years
1. Cooper CB, Beaver WL, Cooper DM, Wasserman K. Factors affecting the components of the CO2 output-O2 uptake relationship during incremental exercise. Experimental Physiology 1992; 77: 51-64
2. Riley M, Wasserman K, Fu PC, Cooper CB. Muscle substrate utilization from alveolar gas exchange in trained cyclists. Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol 1996; 72: 341–348
3. Cooper CB, Garfinkel A. A novel geometric method for determining the time constant for oxygen uptake kinetics. J Appl Physiol 2022; 133: 1081-1092
4. Dolezal BA, Storer TW, Neufeld EV, Smooke S, Tseng CH, Cooper CB. A systematic method to detect the metabolic threshold from gas exchange during incremental exercise. J Sports Sci Med 2017; 16(3): 396-406
5. Sirichana W, Neufeld EV,Wang X, Hu SB, Dolezal BA, Cooper CB. Reference values for chronotropic index from 1280 incremental cycle ergometry tests. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2020; 52(12): 2515-2521
6. Riley M, Cooper CB. Ventilatory and gas exchange responses during heavy constant work-rate exercise. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2002: 34(1); 98-104
7. Cooper CB, Dolezal BA, Neufeld EV, Shieh P, Jenner JR, Riley MS. Exercise responses in patients with chronically high creatine kinase levels. Muscle Nerve 2017; 56(2): 264-270
8. Cooper CB, Dolezal BA, Riley MS, Verity MA, Shieh P. Reverse fiber type disproportion: a distinct metabolic myopathy. Muscle Nerve 2016; 56(2): 264-270
9. Riley MS, Nicholls DP, Cooper CB. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing and metabolic myopathies. Ann Am Thorac Soc 2017; 14, Suppl 1: S129–S139
10. Cooper CB. Determining the role of exercise in chronic pulmonary diseases. Med Sci Sports Exerc 1995; 27: 147–157
11. Neufeld EV, Dolezal BA, Speier W, Cooper CB. Effect of altering breathing frequency on maximum voluntary ventilation in healthy adults. BMC Pulmon Med 2018; 18: 89
12. Nield M, Arora A, Dracup K, Soo Hoo G, Cooper CB. Comparison of breathing patterns during exercise in patients with obstructive and restrictive ventilatory abnormalities. J Rehab Res Develop 2003; 40(5): 1-8
13. Wasserman K, Stringer WW, Casaburi R, Koike A, Cooper CB. Determination of the anaerobic threshold by gas exchange: biochemical considerations, methodology and physiological effects. Z Kardiol 1994; 81(suppl 3): 1-12
14. Cooper CB, Storer TW. Exercise testing and interpretation. A practical approach. Cambridge University Press, 2001. ISBN: 0521648424
15. Cooper CB. Exercise testing does not have to be complicated. Chronic Respir Dis 2006; 3: 1-2
16. Cooper CB. Methods of rehabilitation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. PhD Thesis (defended and conferred as MD). University of London, 1990: 296 pages
