Utility of the 6-minute walk test following lung transplantation

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 227-230

  Seoane, Leonardo ^a   Alex, Sheny ^b   Pirtle, Claude ^b   Gupta, Maneesh ^b   Taylor, David E ^a   Valentine, Vincent G ^c   Arcement, Lee M ^a  

^a OCHSNER CLINIC FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b Chabert Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; Cardiothoracic surgery; Lung transplant; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

6 MINUTE WALK TEST; ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTION TEST; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LUNG TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURVIVAL;

EID: 78650156204     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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