LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the six minute walk (6MW) test in COPD in relation to death

M. Polkey, M. Spruit, L. Edwards, M. Watkins, V. Pinto-Plata, J. Vestbo, P. Calverley, R. Tal-Singer, A. Agusti, P. Bakke, H. Coxson, D. Lomas, W. MacNee, S. Rennard, E. Silverman, B. Miller, C. Crim, J. Yates, E. Wouters, B. Celli (London, , Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Horn, Netherlands; Research Triangle Park,, Boston, King of Prussia, Omaha, United States Of America; Barcelona, Spain; , Norway; Vancouver, Canada)

Source: Annual Congress 2012 - The latest insights in chronic care
Session: The latest insights in chronic care
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 601
Disease area: Airway diseases

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M. Polkey, M. Spruit, L. Edwards, M. Watkins, V. Pinto-Plata, J. Vestbo, P. Calverley, R. Tal-Singer, A. Agusti, P. Bakke, H. Coxson, D. Lomas, W. MacNee, S. Rennard, E. Silverman, B. Miller, C. Crim, J. Yates, E. Wouters, B. Celli (London, , Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Horn, Netherlands; Research Triangle Park,, Boston, King of Prussia, Omaha, United States Of America; Barcelona, Spain; , Norway; Vancouver, Canada). LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: The minimal clinically important difference (MCID) for the six minute walk (6MW) test in COPD in relation to death. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 601

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