The Six-Minute Walk Test Predicts Peak Oxygen Uptake and Survival in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure

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Year: 1996
Type: article
Volume: 110
Issue: 2
Pages: 325-332
Citations: 750
Access: Closed

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                                    Lawrence P. Cahalin, 
                                
                                    Michael A. Mathier, 
                                
                                    Marc J. Semigran
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1996). 
                            The Six-Minute Walk Test Predicts Peak Oxygen Uptake and Survival in Patients With Advanced Heart Failure. 
                            CHEST Journal
                            , 110
                            (2)
                            , 325-332.
                            https://doi.org/10.1378/chest.110.2.325
                        

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DOI: 10.1378/chest.110.2.325