Usefulness of the shuttle walking test in the preoperative evaluation for lung resection surgery

M. V. Lopez Varela, M. Mamchur, S. Salisbury, A. Tempone, K. Fagundez, E. Pacheco, F. Gimenez, C. Alvez (Montevideo, Uruguay)

Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Lung function I
Session: Lung function I
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2043

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M. V. Lopez Varela, M. Mamchur, S. Salisbury, A. Tempone, K. Fagundez, E. Pacheco, F. Gimenez, C. Alvez (Montevideo, Uruguay). Usefulness of the shuttle walking test in the preoperative evaluation for lung resection surgery. Eur Respir J 2007; 30: Suppl. 51, 2043

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