Incremental shuttle walk test in the assessment of patients for heart transplantation.

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Published in Heart on August 01, 2001

Authors

M E Lewis1, C Newall, J N Townend, S L Hill, R S Bonser

Author Affiliations

1: Heart and Lung Transplantation Unit, Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospital NHS Trust, Birmingham B15 2TH, UK.

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