Six-minute walk distance in healthy North African children cannot be predicted using previous reference equations

H. Ben Saad, C. Prefaut, R. Missaoui, I. Hadj Mohamed, A. Zbidi, Z. Tabka, M. Hayot (Sousse, Tunisia; Montpellier, France)

Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Diagnostic paediatric lung function: technical and clinical aspects
Session: Diagnostic paediatric lung function: technical and clinical aspects
Session type: E-Communication Session
Number: 1793
Disease area: Paediatric lung diseases

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