Title |
Six-Minute-Walk Test in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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Published in |
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, December 2012
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DOI | 10.1164/rccm.201209-1596oc |
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Authors |
Michael I. Polkey, Martijn A. Spruit, Lisa D. Edwards, Michael L. Watkins, Victor Pinto-Plata, Jørgen Vestbo, Peter M. A. Calverley, Ruth Tal-Singer, Alvar Agustí, Per S. Bakke, Harvey O. Coxson, David A. Lomas, William MacNee, Stephen Rennard, Edwin K. Silverman, Bruce E. Miller, Courtney Crim, Julie Yates, Emiel F. M. Wouters, Bartolome Celli, on behalf of the Evaluation of COPD Longitudinally to Identify Predictive Surrogate Endpoints Study Investigators |
Abstract |
Outcomes other than spirometry are required to assess nonbronchodilator therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Estimates of the minimal clinically important difference for the 6-minute-walk distance (6MWD) have been derived from narrow cohorts using nonblinded intervention. |
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Scientists | 3 | 20% |
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Researcher | 30 | 13% |
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