Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 3 , Pages 234-239 , September 2010

Comparison of the 6-minute walk distance test performed on a non-motorised treadmill and in a corridor in healthy elderly subjects

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doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.015

Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 3 , Pages 234-239 , September 2010

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