Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 41-51 , January 2003

Six-minute walk performance and quality of life comparisons in North Carolina cardiac rehabilitation programs

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☆ Reprint requests: David Verrill, MS, RCEP, FAACVPR, Presbyterian Pulmonary Health and Rehabilitation Program, 125 Baldwin Ave, Ste 200, Charlotte, NC 28204.

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doi: 10.1067/mhl.2003.7

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 32, Issue 1 , Pages 41-51 , January 2003

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