Six-minute walk test: A meta-analysis of data from apparently healthy elders

Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-160

  Bohannon, Richard W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b Physical Therapy Consultants   (United States)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; Aging; Measurement; Normative reference values

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

EID: 34248396783     PISSN: 08827524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TGR.0000270184.98402.ef     Document Type: Article

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