Physical therapy in critically ill adult patients: Recommendations from the Brazilian Association of Intensive Care Medicine Department of Physical Therapy

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 6-22

  De França, Eduardoériko Tenório ^a   Ferrari, Francimar ^a   Fernandes, Patrícia ^a   Cavalcanti, Renata ^a   Duarte, Antonio ^a   Martinez, Bruno Prata ^a   Aquim, Esperidião Elias ^a   Damasceno, Marta Cristina Paulete ^a  

^a Associação de Medicina Intensiva Brasileira ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cooperative behavior; Critical care; Critical illness rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873922431     PISSN: 0103507X     EISSN: 19824335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0103-507X2012000100003     Document Type: Article

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