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The six-minute walk test in community dwelling elderly: influence of health status.
BACKGROUND: The 6 minutes walk test (6MWT) is a useful assessment instrument for the exercise capacity of elderly persons. The impact of the health status on the 6MWT-distance in elderly, however, remains unclear, reducing its value in clinical settings. The objective of this study was to investigat...
Autores principales: | Bautmans, Ivan, Lambert, Margareta, Mets, Tony |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2004
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC512286/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15272934 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-4-6 |
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