Ambulatory oxygen therapy assessment: a comparative study of incremental shuttle and 6-minute walking tests

Physiotherapy

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 261-266

  Lewko, A ^a   Marshall, J ^a   Garrod, R ^a  

^a Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exercise test; Oxygen

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCREMENTAL SHUTTLE WALK TEST; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 44949196696     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2007.03.002     Document Type: Article

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