Comparison between the 6-minute walk tests performed in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at different altitudes
Objective To evaluate the influence of the altitude on the 6-minute walking test in patients with moderate to severe pulmonary disease.Methods Twenty-nine patients performed the 6-minute walk test at a pulmonary rehabilitation clinic in Santo André (above sea level), in São Paulo State, and at the E...
Main Authors: | Selma Denis Squassoni, Nadine Cristina Machado, Mônica Silveira Lapa, Priscila Kessar Cordoni, Luciene Costa Bortolassi, Juliana Nascimento de Oliveira, Cecilia Melo Rosa Tavares, Elie Fiss |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein
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Series: | Einstein (São Paulo) |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-45082014000400447&lng=en&tlng=en |
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