Includes bibliographical references and index.

General principles of exercise testing / Victor F. Froelicher and St ephen G. Stahr -- General principles of exercise prescription / James S . Skinner -- General principles of exercise testing and exercise prescr iption for muscle strength and endurance / William J. Kraemer, Steven J . Fleck, and Nicholas A. Ratamess -- Differences between men and women for exercise testing and exercise prescription / Jack H. Wilmore -- Dif ferences between children and adults for exercise testing and exercise prescription / Helge Hebestreit and Oded Bar-Or -- Aging for exercise t esting and exercise prescription / James S. Skinner -- Environmental fa ctors for exercise testing and exercise prescription / Samuel N. Cheuvr ont, Michael N. Sawka, and Kent B. Pandolf -- Exercise adherence and pr escription for special populations / John S. Raglin and Gregory S. Wils on -- Economic evaluation: comprehensive cardiac rehabilitation as an e xample / Neil B. Oldridge -- Arthritis / Ilkka Vuori -- Osteoporosis / Kerri M. Winters-Stone and Christine M. Snow -- Chronic pain states / A ngela K. Lyden, Kirsten Ambrose, and Daniel J. Clauw -- Spinal cord inj ury / Thomas W.J. Janssen and Maria T.E. Hopman -- Diabetes mellitus / Arthur S. Leon and Otto A. Sâanchez -- Obesity / Scott G. Owens -- Asth ma / Alan R. Morton and Kenneth D. Fitch -- Cystic fibrosis / Frank Cer ny and David Orenstein -- Coronary heart disease / William L. Haskell a nd J. Larry Durstine -- Hypertension / James S. Skinner -- Peripheral a rterial occlusive disease / Andrew W. Gardner and James S. Skinner -- H eart failure / Robert S. McKelvie -- Heart disease in children / Regina ld L. Washington -- End-stage renal disease / Patricia Painter -- Cance r / Kirsten Lane and Donald C. McKenzie -- Pregnancy / Larry A. Wolfe - - Mental retardation / Kenneth H. Pitetti and Bo Fernhall.