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Application of a new parameter in the 6-minute walk test for manifold analysis of exercise capacity in patients with COPD

BACKGROUND: New parameters in the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) are required for comprehensive analysis of exercise capacity in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of the present study was to apply a novel index, the desaturation distance ratio (DDR), to clinical research...

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Autores principales: Ijiri, Naoki, Kanazawa, Hiroshi, Yoshikawa, Takahiro, Hirata, Kazuto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224096/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25395845
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S71383