Could upright posture be harmful in the early stages of stroke?

The Lancet

Volumn 386, Issue 10005, 2015, Pages 1734-

  Barer, David ^a   Watkins, Caroline ^b,c  

^a SUNDERLAND ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MOBILIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANKIN SCALE; STANDING; TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; STROKE;

EARLY AMBULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STROKE;

EID: 84946060373     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00691-1     Document Type: Letter

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