Reference values for the 6-minute walk test in healthy children and adolescents in Switzerland

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Ulrich, Silvia ^a,b   Hildenbrand, Florian F ^a   Treder, Ursula ^a   Fischler, Manuel ^c   Keusch, Stephan ^a   Speich, Rudolf ^a   Fasnacht, Margrit ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c Stadtspital Waid   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

6 minute walk test; Exercise physiology; Exercise testing; Healthy children; Predicted equation; Reference value

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHILD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; SWITZERLAND; WALKING;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERENCE VALUES; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS; WALKING;

EID: 84881132732     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712466     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2466-13-49     Document Type: Article

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