Editorial comment

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1166-1167

  Varela, Gonzalo ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE SALAMANCA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Postoperative complications; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG RESECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX SURGERY;

HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PNEUMONECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 77951297613     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2009.12.036     Document Type: Article

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