Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1083-1089 , June 2008

Validating the Six-Minute Walk Test as a Measure of Recovery After Elective Colon Resection Surgery

  • Carolina Moriello, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Nancy E. Mayo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • School of Physical and Occupational Therapy, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Nancy E. Mayo, PhD, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Ross Pavilion R4.29, Royal Victoria Hospital Site, 687 Pine Ave W, Montreal, QC H3A 1A1, Canada
    • ,
  • Liane Feldman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
    • ,
  • Franco Carli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesia, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.11.031

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 6 , Pages 1083-1089 , June 2008

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