Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 3 , Pages 222-227 , September 2010

Long-term reliability of the incremental shuttle walking test in clinically stable cardiovascular disease patients

  • Garyfallia Pepera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 01206 512212; fax: +44 01206 872592.
    • ,
  • Joanne McAllister

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK
    • North East Essex PCT Cardiac Rehabilitation Team (Colchester), Colchester CO4 9YR, UK
    • ,
  • Gavin Sandercock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Essex, Colchester CO4 3SQ, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.010

Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 3 , Pages 222-227 , September 2010

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