La prueba de caminata en seis minutos en la evaluación de la capacidad de ejercicio en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crónica

Exercise capacity can be evaluated in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), measuring the distance that patients are able to walk in 6 minutes (six-minute walk distance test; 6WDT). This test is simple to perform, inexpensive, reproducible and safe. It has been frequently emplo...

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Main Authors: Lisboa B,Carmen, Barría P,Paulina, Yáñez V,Jorge, Aguirre Z,Marcia, Díaz P,Orlando
Language:Spanish / Castilian
Published: Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2008
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98872008000800015
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