The 6-min walk test: responses in healthy Canadians aged 45 to 85 years

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The 6-min walk test: responses in healthy Canadians aged 45 to 85 years

We sought to describe responses to the 6-min walk test (6MWT) in healthy Canadian adults in order to facilitate interpretation of its results in patient populations. Seventy-seven healthy Canadians aged 45 to 85 years (65 ± 11 years, 40 females) completed this study. During a single visit, three 6MW...

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Main Authors:	Hill, Kylie, Wickerson, L., Woon, L., Abady, A., Overend, T., Goldstein, R., Brooks, D.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Canadian Scientific Publishers 2011
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/9277

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