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Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 2444-2445

  Milbrandt, Eric B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed rest; Critical illness; Debilitation; Early activity; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BED REST; BODY MASS; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SURVIVAL; EXERCISE; INTENSIVE CARE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

BED REST; CRITICAL CARE; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 49949118493     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181811211     Document Type: Editorial

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