Clinical determinants of the 6-Minute Walk Test in bronchiectasis

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 780-785

  Lee, A L ^a,b   Button, B M ^a,b   Ellis, S ^b   Stirling, R ^b,c   Wilson, J W ^b,c   Holland, A E ^b,d   Denehy, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

6 Minute Walk Test; Bronchiectasis; Functional capacity; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIECTASIS; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPIROMETRY; VITAL CAPACITY; WALKING;

EID: 63149191179     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2008.11.005     Document Type: Article

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