Six-Minute Walk Test as a Prognostic Tool in Stable Coronary Heart Disease
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Six-minute walk test as a prognostic tool in stable coronary heart disease: data from the heart and soul study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Internal Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0003-9926
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.2198