Functional capacity in patients with congestive heart failure

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 214-219

  Hendrican, Mary C ^a,b   McKelvie, Robert S ^a,b   Smith, Trent ^a,b   McCartney, Neil ^a,b   Pogue, Janice ^a,b   Teo, Koon K ^a,b   Yusuf, Salim ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; Aerobic capacity; Muscle strength; Peak Vo2

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; WALKING;

EID: 0033858549     PISSN: 10719164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jcaf.2000.8830     Document Type: Article

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