Validation of the current equations to estimate peak work load based on 6-min walk distance and general demographics in COPD patients entering pulmonary rehabilitation

M. J. H. Sillen, J. H. Vercoulen, A. J. van ‘t Hul, P. H. C. Klijn, E. F. M. Wouters, D. van Ranst, J. B. Peters, A. R. J. van Keimpema, F. M. E. Franssen, H. J. A. M. Otten, J. Molema, J. J. Jansen, M. A. Spruit (Horn, Nijmegen, Breda, Hiversum, Maastricht, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Skeletal muscle weakness in COPD: physical (in)activity and biological markers
Session: Skeletal muscle weakness in COPD: physical (in)activity and biological markers
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 204
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. J. H. Sillen, J. H. Vercoulen, A. J. van ‘t Hul, P. H. C. Klijn, E. F. M. Wouters, D. van Ranst, J. B. Peters, A. R. J. van Keimpema, F. M. E. Franssen, H. J. A. M. Otten, J. Molema, J. J. Jansen, M. A. Spruit (Horn, Nijmegen, Breda, Hiversum, Maastricht, Netherlands). Validation of the current equations to estimate peak work load based on 6-min walk distance and general demographics in COPD patients entering pulmonary rehabilitation. Eur Respir J 2011; 38: Suppl. 55, 204

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