Abstract
The distance covered in 12 minutes' walking was used to test exercise tolerance in chronic bronchitis. The distance covered bore a poor relation to the forced expiratory volume in 1 second but a significant relation to the forced vital capacity and the maximum oxygen consumption and ventilation on a bicycle ergometer. The test may be a simple practical guide to everyday disability in chronic bronchitis.
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Chronic bronchitisTest (biology)Physical therapyMedicineVentilation (architecture)Vital capacityBronchitisStep testRespiratory minute volumePhysical medicine and rehabilitationRespiratory systemSignificant differenceInternal medicineEngineeringLungLung function
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- 1976
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- 1
- Issue
- 6013
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- 822-823
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- 736
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C R McGavin,
Suyashvi Gupta,
G. J. R. McHardy
(1976).
Twelve-minute walking test for assessing disability in chronic bronchitis..
BMJ
, 1
(6013)
, 822-823.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.1.6013.822
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- 10.1136/bmj.1.6013.822