A review of the six-minute walk test: Its implication as a self-administered assessment tool

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A review of the six-minute walk test: Its implication as a self-administered assessment tool

Promoting self-management and monitoring physical activity are important strategies in chronic heart disease (CHD) management. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is a commonly used sub-maximal exercise test for measuring physical functional capacity. The aim of this paper is to review the current liter...

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Main Authors:	Du, HuiYun, Newton, Phillip, Salamonson, Y., Carrieri-Kohlman, V., Davidson, Patricia
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier 2009
Subjects:	Physical functional capacity Six minute walk test 6MWT chronic heart failure exercise test
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/14209

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