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Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine 4/2010

Open Access 01-12-2010 | Editorial

Six minute walking test: an old tool with new applications

Author: Jan Zieliński

Published in: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine | Issue 4/2010

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In 1976 McGavin and colleagues invented a simple, easy to apply and reproducible test assessing exercise capacity in patients with chronic bronchitis [1]. McGavin, at that time registrar at the City Hospital in Edinburgh, probably did not expect such a promising future for his timed walk test. The test not only stood well the advent of sophisticated cardiopulmonary exercise testing but also has been used by other medical specialties serving many purposes up to the 21st century. …
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Metadata
Title
Six minute walking test: an old tool with new applications
Author
Jan Zieliński
Publication date
01-12-2010
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine / Issue 4/2010
Electronic ISSN: 2049-6958
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/2049-6958-5-4-241

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