The six-minute walk test in community dwelling elderly: influence of health status.
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The six-minute walk test in community dwelling elderly: influence of health status.
BACKGROUND The 6 minutes walk test (6MWT) is a useful assessment instrument for the exercise capacity of elderly persons. The impact of the health status on the 6MWT-distance in elderly, however, remains unclear, reducing its value in clinical settings. The objective of this study was to investigate to what extent the 6MWT-distance in community dwelling elderly is determined by health condition...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Geriatrics
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2318-4-6