Impact of diabetes mellitus on functional exercise capacity and pulmonary functions in patients with diabetes and healthy persons

Abstract Background Chronic diabetic complications may afflict all organ tissues, including those of the respiratory system. The six-minute walk test (6MWT) is an alternative and widely used method of assessing functional capacity and is simple to perform. However, to our knowledge, the impact of di...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Kuziemski, Wojciech Słomiński, Ewa Jassem
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Endocrine Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12902-018-0328-1