The reproducibility of symptoms during a submaximal exercise test in chronic heart failure

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 287-290

  Grant, S ^a   McMurray, J ^b   Aitchison, T ^c   McDonagh, T ^b   Christie, J ^b   Davie, A ^b   Dargie, H J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

And symptoms; Chronic heart failure; Exercise testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ENDURANCE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; TREADMILL;

AGED; CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CHRONIC DISEASE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0031917391     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.1998.00682.x     Document Type: Article

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