Evaluation of functional capacity for exercise in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease through the Six Minute Walk Test

Evaluation of functional capacity for exercise in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease through the Six Minute Walk Test

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Objective: to evaluate lung functional capacity (FC) for physical exercise in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD) through the six-minute walk test (6MWT). Method: a cross-sectional prospective study was performed to evaluate the FC of 46 patients with SCD through the 6MWT. The fo...

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Main Authors: Sandro V. Hostyn, Werther B. de Carvalho, Cíntia Johnston, Josefina A.P. Braga
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Elsevier 2013-11-01
Series:Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
Subjects:
Sickle cell anemia
Acute chest syndrome
Exercise
Nutritional status
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2255553613001286

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