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A Comparison of the 6-Minute Walk Test to Treadmill Exercise Test as a Tool to Evaluate Functional Capacity in Healthy ManilaMed Employees: The CoST TET Study

Nicy F. Narvas, Mariel Barcelon-Cruz, Felix Eduardo Puzalan
Jun 2023 DOI 10.69944/pjc.17830e3156

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Nicy F. Narvas, MD | Mariel Barcelon-Cruz, MD | Felix Eduardo Puzalan, MD

ManilaMed (Medical Center Manila), UN Avenue, Metro Manila

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