Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 283-289 , June 2010

Physiotherapy in the perioperative period

  • Nicolino Ambrosino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Unit, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
    • Pulmonary Rehabilitation and Weaning Center, Auxilium Vitae, Volterra, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. U.O. Pneumologia-Dipartimento cardio-Toracico. Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana, Cisanello, 56124 Pisa, Italy.
    • ,
  • Luciano Gabbrielli, MD

      Affiliations

    • Respiratory Unit, Cardio-Thoracic Department, University Hospital, Pisa, Italy

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpa.2010.02.003

Best Practice & Research Clinical Anaesthesiology
Volume 24, Issue 2 , Pages 283-289 , June 2010

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