Reference equations for 6-min walk test in healthy Indian subjects (25-80 years)

Background: Six-min walk test (6MWT), a simple functional capacity evaluation tool used globally to determine the prognosis and effectiveness of any therapeutic/medical intervention. However, variability in reference equations derived from western population (due to racial and ethnicity variations)...

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Main Authors: Ramanathan Palaniappan Ramanathan, Baskaran Chandrasekaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2014;volume=31;issue=1;spage=35;epage=38;aulast=Ramanathan