Estimation of peak work load based on 6-min walk distance and general demographics in patients with COPD: A new regression equation

M. J. H. Sillen, J. H. Vercoulen, A. J. van Het 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. Otten, J. Molema, J. J. Jansen, M. A. Spruit (Horn, Nijmegen, Breda, Hilversum, Maastricht, Netherlands)

Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Exercise tests and emerging outcomes: defining the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation
Session: Exercise tests and emerging outcomes: defining the impact of pulmonary rehabilitation
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 1227
Disease area: Airway diseases

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