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Utility of the 6-Minute Walk Test Following Lung Transplantation

Leonardo Seoane, Sheny Alex, Claude Pirtle, Maneesh Gupta, David E. Taylor, Vincent G. Valentine and Lee M. Arcement
Ochsner Journal December 2010, 10 (4) 227-230;
Leonardo Seoane
*Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Sheny Alex
†Chabert Medical Center, Houma, LA
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Claude Pirtle
†Chabert Medical Center, Houma, LA
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Maneesh Gupta
†Chabert Medical Center, Houma, LA
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David E. Taylor
*Ochsner Multi-Organ Transplant Institute, Ochsner Clinic Foundation, New Orleans, LA
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Vincent G. Valentine
‡University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, Galveston, TX
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Lee M. Arcement
†Chabert Medical Center, Houma, LA
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