The six minute walk test accurately estimates mean peak oxygen uptake

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Both Peak Oxygen Uptake (peak VO2), from cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) and the distance walked during a Six-Minute Walk Test (6 MWD) are used for following the natural history of various diseases, timing of procedures such...

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Main Authors: Jackson Andrew S, Wollak Istvan D, Murthy Jayasimha N, Ross Robert M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2466/10/31