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Chester Step Test in Patients With COPD: Reliability and Correlation With Pulmonary Function Test Results

Anderson Alves de Camargo, Tatiana Justino, Carlos Henrique Silva de Andrade, Carla Malaguti and Simone Dal Corso
Respiratory Care July 2011, 56 (7) 995-1001; DOI: https://doi.org/10.4187/respcare.01047
Anderson Alves de Camargo
School of Physiotherapy, Department of Health;
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Tatiana Justino
School of Physiotherapy, Department of Health;
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Carlos Henrique Silva de Andrade
Rehabilitation Science Master's Program; and
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Carla Malaguti
Clinical Exercise Physiology Unit, Rehabilitation Science Master's Program, Nove de Julho University, Bairro Água Branca, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Simone Dal Corso
Clinical Exercise Physiology Unit, Rehabilitation Science Master's Program, Nove de Julho University, Bairro Água Branca, São Paulo, Brazil.
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