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A simple and rapid test of physical performance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Impaired physical performance is common in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its assessment can be difficult in routine clinical practice. We compared the timed up and go (TUG) test and other easily applied assessments of physical performance with the 6-minute walk distance (6MWD). I...

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Autores principales: Albarrati, Ali Mufraih, Gale, Nichola S, Enright, Stephanie, Munnery, Margaret M, Cockcroft, John R, Shale, Dennis J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4976811/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27536090
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S106151