A survey of physiotherapeutic provision for patients undergoing thoracic surgery in the UK

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-62

  Agostini, P ^a,b   Reeve, J ^c   Dromard, S ^d   Singh, S ^b   Steyn, R S ^a   Naidu, B ^a,e  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

^c AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^d ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Thoracic surgery; Thoracotomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LUNG SURGERY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY REHABILITATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX SURGERY; UNITED KINGDOM;

FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; THORACOTOMY;

EID: 84872957044     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2011.11.001     Document Type: Article

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