ICU-acquired weakness - a call to arms (and legs)

Critical Care and Resuscitation

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-4

  Berney, Susan ^a   Elliot, Doug ^b   Denehy, Linda ^c  

^a AUSTIN HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTHENIA; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION;

ASTHENIA; EXERCISE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION;

EID: 79953761123     PISSN: 14412772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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