Six-minute walk test as a measure of exercise capacity in people with dust-related lung disease

M. Dale, J. Alison, Z. McKeough, P. Munoz, P. Bye, P. Corte (Sydney, Australia)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Exercise training: new groups, new methods and outcomes
Session: Exercise training: new groups, new methods and outcomes
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 4883
Disease area: Airway diseases

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