Six-minute walk test in Chinese adults with clinically stable bronchiectasis: Association with clinical indices and determinants

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 843-852

  Guan, Wei Jie ^a   Gao, Yong Hua ^b   Xu, Gang ^c   Lin, Zhi Ya ^a   Tang, Yan ^a   Li, Hui Min ^a   Lin, Zhi Min ^a   Zheng, Jin Ping ^a   Chen, Rong Chang ^a   Zhong, Nan Shan ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c GUANGZHOU FIRST PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Bacteriology; Bronchiectasis; Etiology; Quality of life; Radiology; Six minute walk test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHINESE; CLINICAL INDICATOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SPIROMETRY; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; ST. GEORGE RESPIRATORY QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE TEST; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIROMETRY; WALKING;

EID: 84926294147     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2015.1013625     Document Type: Article

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