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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Validity and reliability of a new incremental step test for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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  • Rui Vilarinho Department of Physiotherapy and Center for Rehabilitation Research, School of Health of Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, PortugalHealthcare Department, Nippon Gases Portugal, Maia, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Lúcia Serra Healthcare Department, Nippon Gases Portugal, Maia, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ana Águas Healthcare Department, Nippon Gases Portugal, Maia, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Carlos Alves Pulmonology Department, Centro Hospitalar Barreiro, Montijo, Barreiro, PortugalPulmonology Coordination, Clínica CUF Almada, Almada, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Pedro Matos Silva Department of Physiotherapy and Center for Rehabilitation Research, School of Health of Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, PortugalFisiomato, Matosinhos, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Cátia Caneiras Healthcare Department, Nippon Gases Portugal, Maia, PortugalMicrobiology Research Laboratory on Environmental Health, Institute of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, PortugalInstitute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • António Mesquita Montes Department of Physiotherapy and Center for Rehabilitation Research, School of Health of Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Porto, PortugalDepartment of Physiotherapy, Santa Maria Health School, Porto, Portugal PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Rui Vilarinho; ruivilarinho1{at}gmail.com
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Vilarinho R, Serra L, Águas A, et al
Validity and reliability of a new incremental step test for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
BMJ Open Respiratory Research 2022;9:e001158. doi: 10.1136/bmjresp-2021-001158

Publication history

  • Received November 19, 2021
  • Accepted March 27, 2022
  • First published April 6, 2022.
Online issue publication 
October 18, 2023

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