The walking test: Use in clinical practice;Il test del cammino: Utilizzo nella pratica clinica

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease - Cardiac Series

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 3-9

  Acquistapace, Flavio ^a   Piepoli, Massimo F ^b  

^a Centro Salute Cuore   (Italy)

^b GUGLIELMO DA SALICETO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical practice guidelines; Exercise functional capacity evaluation; Six minute walking test

Indexed keywords

CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPLIANCE (PHYSICAL); CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; EXPERIENCE; FUNCTION TEST; HOSPITALIZATION; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SIX MINUTE WALKING TEST; TREATMENT RESPONSE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; WALKING;

EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HUMANS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; WALKING;

EID: 69949111090     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2009.336     Document Type: Review

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