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European Heart Journal Advance Access published online on March 21, 2005
European Heart Journal, doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi207
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European Heart Journal © The European Society of Cardiology 2005; all rights reserved

Editorial

‘This is a walking test, not a talking test’: the six minute walking test in congestive heart failure

Jens Refsgaard 1*

1 Department of Medicine, Viborg County Hospital, Heibergs Allé, 8800 Viborg, Denmark

* To whom correspondence should be addressed.
Jens Refsgaard, E-mail: jensrefsgaard{at}post.tele.dk


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This editorial refers to ‘Six minute corridor walk test as an outcome measure for the assessment of treatment in randomized, blinded intervention trials of chronic heart failure: a systematic review’ by L.G. Olsson et al., doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehi162


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