Twelve-minute walking test for assessing disability in chronic bronchitis.
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چکیده
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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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- British medical journal
دوره 1 6013 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1976