Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 943-949 , December 2007

Reliability and feasibility of the six minute walk test in subjects with myotonic dystrophy

Received 31 May 2007 ,Revised 6 August 2007 ,Accepted 10 August 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nmd.2007.08.003

Neuromuscular Disorders
Volume 17, Issue 11 , Pages 943-949 , December 2007

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