Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 281-290 , September 2004

Body position change and its effect on hemodynamic and metabolic status

  • Alice Y.M. Jones, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Alice Jones, PT, PhD, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Dean, PT, PhD

      Affiliations

    • School of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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doi: 10.1016/j.hrtlng.2004.04.004

Heart & Lung: The Journal of Acute and Critical Care
Volume 33, Issue 5 , Pages 281-290 , September 2004

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