Use of positive expiratory pressure during six minute walk test: results in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is widely used because it is both simple and reliable as a measure of exercise capacity. Individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually show a limited capacity to perform exercise. METHODS: Our study is a prospective, randomized cont...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Nicolini, Antonello, Merliak, Federico, Barlascini, Cornelius
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Original Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-8-19

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3637106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23497658
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-8-19

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