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Comparison between the 6-minute walk tests performed in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at different altitudes

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the influence of the altitude on the 6-minute walking test in patients with moderate to severe pulmonary disease. METHODS: Twenty-nine patients performed the 6-minute walk test at a pulmonary rehabilitation clinic in Santo André (above sea level), in São Paulo State, and at th...

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Autores principales: Squassoni, Selma Denis, Machado, Nadine Cristina, Lapa, Mônica Silveira, Cordoni, Priscila Kessar, Bortolassi, Luciene Costa, de Oliveira, Juliana Nascimento, Tavares, Cecilia Melo Rosa, Fiss, Elie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4879910/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25628195
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1679-45082014AO3139