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European Heart Journal 2000 21(7):507-508; doi:10.1053/euhj.1999.1970
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Editorial

The 6-minute walk. A simple test with clinical application

P.A. Poole-Wilson

Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, London, U.K

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