Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1686-1692 , September 2008

Use of the Six-Minute Walk Test Poststroke: Is There a Practice Effect?

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2008.02.026

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 9 , Pages 1686-1692 , September 2008

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