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A Comparison of the 6 Minute Walk

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A Comparison of the 6-Minute Walk Test and Symptom Limited Graded Exercise Test for Phase II Cardiac Rehabilitation of Older Adults
ABSTRACT Background and Purpose: Older adults often find it difficult to bicycle or walk on a treadmill. Therefore we prospectively evaluated whether the 6-minute walk test (6MWT) could be used as a valid substitute for symptom limited graded exercise testing (SLGXT) to determine exercise capacity ...
January 1, 2004; Journal of Geriatric Physical Therapy

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