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Determinants of poor 6-min walking distance in patients with COPD: The ECLIPSE cohort

Summary Background The 6-min walking test (6MWT) is widely used to assess exercise tolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Given the prognostic significance of the 6MWT, it is important to identify why some COPD patients perform poorly in terms of this outcome. We ai...

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Published in:Respiratory medicine 2010-06, Vol.104 (6), p.849-857
Main Authors: Spruit, Martijn A, Watkins, Michael L, Edwards, Lisa D, Vestbo, Jørgen, Calverley, Peter M.A, Pinto-Plata, Victor, Celli, Bartolome R, Tal-Singer, Ruth, Wouters, Emiel F.M
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Summary:Summary Background The 6-min walking test (6MWT) is widely used to assess exercise tolerance in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Given the prognostic significance of the 6MWT, it is important to identify why some COPD patients perform poorly in terms of this outcome. We aimed to identify clinical determinants of a poor 6-min walking distance (
ISSN:0954-6111
1532-3064
DOI:10.1016/j.rmed.2009.12.007