Oxygen desaturation during a 6 min walk test is a sign of nocturnal hypoxemia

Canadian Respiratory Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 333-337

  Scott, Adrienne S ^a   Baltzan, Marcel A ^a   Chan, Ryan ^a   Wolkove, Norman ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

6 Min walk test; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Exercise; Nocturnal hypoxemia

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL OXYGEN TENSION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; LUNG FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCTURNAL HYPOXEMIA; OXYGEN DESATURATION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; PULSE OXIMETRY; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; TIME; VALIDATION STUDY; WALKING;

EID: 84860493710     PISSN: 11982241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/242636     Document Type: Article

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