Modified six-minute walk test: Number of steps per second

Yonago Acta Medica

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 61-63

  Burioka, Naoto ^a   Imada, Akari ^a   Kiyohiro, Akiko ^a   Sugitani, Fumika ^a   Fujii, Takenori ^a   Hosaka, Akari ^a   Nakamoto, Sachiko ^a   Amisaki, Takashi ^a   Shimizu, Eiji ^b  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

6 min walk test; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Dyspnea; Walking pattern

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MODIFIED SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROGNOSIS; PULSE OXIMETRY; REHABILITATION CARE; WALKING;

EID: 84899674758     PISSN: 05135710     EISSN: 13468049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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