Six-minute stepper test: A valid clinical exercise tolerance test for COPD patients

International Journal of COPD

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 657-663

  Grosbois, J M ^a,b   Riquier, C ^c   Chehere, B ^d   Coquart, J ^e   Behal H ^c   Bart, F ^b   Wallaert, B ^b,c   Chenivesse, C ^c  

^a FormAction Santé   (France)

^b Centre Hospitalier Germon et Gauthier   (France)

^c LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ D'ARTOIS   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

Author keywords

6 minute stepper test; 6 minute walk test; Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Exercise tolerance; Pulmonary rehabilitation; Validity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; BODY MASS; CARDIOPULMONARY EXERCISE TEST; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; FORCED VITAL CAPACITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; OXYGEN SATURATION; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIX MINUTE STEPPER TEST; SIX MINUTE WALK TEST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; TIME FACTOR;

EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84962140757     PISSN: 11769106     EISSN: 11782005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/COPD.S98635     Document Type: Article

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