Shuttle walk test in prediction of survival in COPD patients enrolled in a rehabilitation programme

T. Ringbaek, G. Martinez, E. Brøndum, J. Thøgersen, P. Lange (Hvidovre, Denmark)

Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Are outcome measures useful to predict success in rehabilitation and the care of patients with chronic respiratory disease
Disease area: Airway diseases

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T. Ringbaek, G. Martinez, E. Brøndum, J. Thøgersen, P. Lange (Hvidovre, Denmark). Shuttle walk test in prediction of survival in COPD patients enrolled in a rehabilitation programme. Eur Respir J 2009; 34: Suppl. 53, 580

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