Course length of 30 metres versus 10 metres has a significant influence on six-minute walk distance in patients with COPD: An experimental crossover study

Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 169-176

  Beekman, Emmylou ^a,b   Mesters, Ilse ^a   Hendriks, Erik J M ^a   Klaassen, Mariska P M ^c   Gosselink, Rik ^d,e   van Schayck, Onno C P ^a   de Bie, Rob A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Physical Therapy Section in Multidisciplinary Centre ParaMedisch Centrum Sittard Zuid   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Course length; Exercise test; Reference values

Indexed keywords

6-MINUTE WALK TEST; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURSE LENGTH; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING;

6-MINUTE WALK TEST; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE; COURSE LENGTH; EXERCISE TEST; REFERENCE VALUES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 84880952334     PISSN: 18369553     EISSN: 18369561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1836-9553(13)70181-4     Document Type: Article

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