Six minute walk test in respiratory diseases: A university hospital experience
<b>BACKGROUND:</b> Six minutes walk test (6MWT), is a sub-maximal exercise test, used as a clinical indicator of the functional capacity, in patients with cardiopulmonary diseases. Its safety, validity, reliability and its correlation with several physiological instruments, are well stu...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Annals of Thoracic Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2006;volume=1;issue=1;spage=16;epage=19;aulast=Al |