Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 233-245 , November 2008

Artificial neural network-based equation for estimating VO2max from the 20m shuttle run test in adolescents

  • Jonatan R. Ruiz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
    • Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at NOVUM, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge SE-14157, Sweden
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain. Tel.: +34 958 243 540; fax: +34 958 249 015.
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  • Jorge Ramirez-Lechuga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Education, School of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18015, Spain
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Francisco B. Ortega

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
    • Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at NOVUM, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge SE-14157, Sweden
    • ,
  • José Castro-Piñero

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Education, School of Education, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real 11519, Spain
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  • Jose M. Benitez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías de Informática y Telecomunicación, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
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  • Antonio Arauzo-Azofra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenierías de Informática y Telecomunicación, University of Granada, Granada 18071, Spain
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  • Cristobal Sanchez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Education, School of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18015, Spain
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  • Michael Sjöström

      Affiliations

    • Unit for Preventive Nutrition, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition at NOVUM, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge SE-14157, Sweden
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  • Manuel J. Castillo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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  • Angel Gutierrez

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Granada, Granada 18012, Spain
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  • Mikel Zabala

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Education, School of Sport Sciences, University of Granada, Granada 18015, Spain
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  • on behalf of the HELENA Study Group

Received 23 November 2007 ,Revised 11 June 2008 ,Accepted 16 June 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.artmed.2008.06.004

Artificial Intelligence in Medicine
Volume 44, Issue 3 , Pages 233-245 , November 2008

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