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The Ladder Rung Walking Task: A Scoring System and its Practical Application.
Published on: June 12, 2009
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Six-minute walk test predicts future decompensation in patients with compensated liver cirrhosis
Diane Michela Nery Henrique1, Carlos Alberto Mourao-Junior2, Fabio Pace1
1Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology - Juiz de Fora (MG), Brazil.
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