P138 Evaluation of functional capacity by six-minute walk test in pediatric asthma patients
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The six-minute walk test.
The American Thoracic Society has issued guidelines for the 6-minute walk test (6MWT). The 6MWT is safer, easier to administer, better tolerated, and better reflects activities of daily living than other walk tests (such as the shuttle walk test). The primary measurement is 6-min walk distance (6MWD), but during the 6MWT data can also be collected about the patient's blood oxygen saturation and...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1081-1206
DOI: 10.1016/j.anai.2016.09.148