Activities of daily living capacity is better predicted by 6MWD than by maximal exercise test in COPD patients

F. Pitta, T. Troosters, M. A. Spruit, I. Coosemans, M. Decramer, R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium; Estadual de Londrina, Brazil)

Source: Annual Congress 2003 - Physiotherapy in assessment measurement and management of acute and chronic respiratory disorders
Disease area: Airway diseases

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F. Pitta, T. Troosters, M. A. Spruit, I. Coosemans, M. Decramer, R. Gosselink (Leuven, Belgium; Estadual de Londrina, Brazil). Activities of daily living capacity is better predicted by 6MWD than by maximal exercise test in COPD patients. Eur Respir J 2003; 22: Suppl. 45, 2085

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