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Physical therapy in ICU can reduce hospital stays
10-23-2007 · EurekAlert!The results of the first study to show the effectiveness of early physical therapy in a medical intensive care unit are being presented today (Oct. 23) by a researcher from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center at the national meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians in Chicago.
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