000001814 001__ 1814 000001814 005__ 20250521102908.0 000001814 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/M4SN075N 000001814 037__ $$aETD 000001814 041__ $$aeng 000001814 245__ $$aA study of the relationship of participation in a exercise program to the development of cardiovascular fitness 000001814 260__ $$bUniversity of Oregon 000001814 269__ $$a1974 000001814 336__ $$aThesis 000001814 502__ $$bM.N.$$gNursing 000001814 520__ $$aHeart disease ranks first among the leading causes of death in 12 of the highly industrialized nations of the world, namely the United States of America, Canada, West Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Australia, Netherlands, Norway and Finland. Vast research has been directed toward the study of exercise as it relates to the development of cardiovascular disease. For the purposes of this study, the review of the literature included a survey of recent research in regard to exercise as a means to improve heart function. The literature also points to the stress test and other various measurements used to estimate cardiovascular function and body fitness. 000001814 536__ $$oUnited States Public Health Service Traineeship$$c5 ALL NU 00035-16 000001814 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner 000001814 650__ $$aPhysical Fitness$$024106 000001814 650__ $$aCardiovascular Diseases$$016152 000001814 650__ $$aHeart Diseases$$019937 000001814 650__ $$aExercise Test$$018767 000001814 650__ $$aCause of Death$$016248 000001814 650__ $$aDeveloped Countries$$031312 000001814 651__ $$aUnited States$$041167 000001814 6531_ $$acardiovascular physiological processes 000001814 691__ $$aUO Medical School$$041362 000001814 692__ $$aUOMS Department of Nursing Education$$041452 000001814 7001_ $$aTichy, Anna M.$$uUniversity of Oregon$$041359 000001814 7201_ $$aRawlinson, May$$uUniversity of Oregon$$041359$$7Personal$$eAdvisor 000001814 7201_ $$aGregerson, Lucile$$uUniversity of Oregon$$041359$$7Personal$$eCollaborator 000001814 7201_ $$aKeyes, Jack L.$$uUniversity of Oregon$$041359$$7Personal$$eCollaborator 000001814 7201_ $$aBrookhart, John M.$$uUniversity of Oregon$$041359$$7Personal$$eCommittee chair 000001814 8564_ $$91ef08f0e-75dc-486a-8bf4-e5cd0f961c9e$$s6077650$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/1814/files/2517_etd.pdf$$ePublic$$26aabf3d2ab64f242673c2031e3a74d94$$31 000001814 905__ $$a/rest/prod/7s/75/dc/55/7s75dc555 000001814 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:1814$$pstudent-work 000001814 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations