Comparison of the 6-minute walk distance test performed on a non-motorised treadmill and in a corridor in healthy elderly subjects

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-239

  Janaudis Ferreira, Tania ^a   Sundelin, Gunnevi ^a   Wadell, Karin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

6MWD; Exercise test; Rehabilitation; Treadmill

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EXERCISE; EXERCISE TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEART REHABILITATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; TREADMILL; WALKING;

EID: 77955277308     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.015     Document Type: Article

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