Evaluating impairment in exercise capacity in COPD patients with the six-minute walk distance test: a comparative study

C. G. Cote, M. V. Lopez, V. Pinto-Plata, C. Casanova, C. Vassaux, L. J. Dordelly, B. R. Celli (Bay Pines, Boston, United States Of America; Montevideo, Uruguay; Tenerife, Spain)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation
Session: Outcomes in pulmonary rehabilitation
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 4411
Disease area: Airway diseases

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