Physiologic responses during the six minute walk test in obese and non-obese COPD patients

Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 105, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1189-1194

  Bautista, Jennifer ^a,b   Ehsan, Mohsin ^a,b   Normandin, Edgar ^a,b   Zuwallack, Richard ^a,b   Lahiri, Bimalin ^a,b  

^a SAINT FRANCIS HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

COPD; Obesity; Physiologic responses; Six minute walk test

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BODY MASS; BREATH ANALYSIS; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INSPIRATORY CAPACITY; MALE; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SPIROMETRY; TIDAL VOLUME; TREADMILL EXERCISE; WALKING;

BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CARBON DIOXIDE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; VITAL CAPACITY; WALKING;

EID: 79959196640     PISSN: 09546111     EISSN: 15323064     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.02.019     Document Type: Article

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