Six minute walking test for assessing exercise capacity in chronic heart failure

British Medical Journal (Clinical research ed.)

Volumn 292, Issue 6521, 1986, Pages 653-655

  Lipkin, D P ^a   Scriven, A J ^a   Crake, T ^a   Poole Wilson, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSIS; EXERCISE; HEART; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEST; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; EXERCISE TEST; EXERTION; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0022632948     PISSN: 02670623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.292.6521.653     Document Type: Article

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