Can the six-minute walk distance predict the occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD in patients in Brazil?

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether a six-minute walk distance (6MWD) of < 80% of the predicted value can predict the occurrence of acute exacerbations of COPD in patients in Brazil over a 2-year period. METHODS: This was a retrospective cross-sectional study involving 50 COPD patients in Brazil. At e...

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Autores principales: Morakami, Fernanda Kazmierski, Morita, Andrea Akemi, Bisca, Gianna Waldrich, Felcar, Josiane Marques, Ribeiro, Marcos, Furlanetto, Karina Couto, Hernandes, Nidia Aparecida, Pitta, Fabio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5687965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29365003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000197

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5687965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29365003
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562016000000197

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