Limitations to the 6-Minute Walk Test in Dermatomyositis with Interstitial Lung Disease in comparison with Idiopathic Interstitial pneumonia

Although the relationship between muscle strength and exercise capacity has been demonstrated in dermatomyositis without lung dysfunction, little is known about the association between exercise capacity and interstitial lung disease in dermatomyositis. Eleven patients with dermatomyositis with inter...

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Main Authors: Fujiko Someya, Naoki Mugii
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRPM.S10764