Differences in Walking Pattern during 6-Min Walk Test between Patients with COPD and Healthy Subjects

Janneke Annegarn; Martijn A. Spruit; Hans H. C. M. Savelberg; Paul J. B. Willems; Coby van de Bool; Annemie M. W. J. Schols; Emiel F. M. Wouters; Kenneth Meijer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037329

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Differences in Walking Pattern during 6-Min Walk Test between Patients with COPD and Healthy Subjects

Janneke Annegarn,

Affiliation Human Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Martijn A. Spruit,

Affiliation Program Development Centre, CIRO+, Centre of expertise for chronic organ failure, Horn, Netherlands
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Hans H. C. M. Savelberg,

Affiliation Human Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Paul J. B. Willems,

Affiliation Human Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Coby van de Bool,

Affiliation Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Annemie M. W. J. Schols,

Affiliation Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Emiel F. M. Wouters,

Affiliations Program Development Centre, CIRO+, Centre of expertise for chronic organ failure, Horn, Netherlands, Respiratory Medicine, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Kenneth Meijer

* E-mail: kenneth.meijer@maastrichtuniversity.nl

Affiliation Human Movement Science, NUTRIM School for Nutrition, Toxicology and Metabolism Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands
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Differences in Walking Pattern during 6-Min Walk Test between Patients with COPD and Healthy Subjects

Janneke Annegarn,
Martijn A. Spruit,
Hans H. C. M. Savelberg,
Paul J. B. Willems,
Coby van de Bool,
Annemie M. W. J. Schols,
Emiel F. M. Wouters,
Kenneth Meijer

Published: May 18, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0037329

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