Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 209-210 , August 2008

Improving rehabilitation following transfer from ICU

  • Carol Ball

      Affiliations

    • Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, Pond St, London NW3 2QN, United Kingdom
    • City Community and Health Sciences, City University, Northampton Square, London EC1V 0HB, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, Pond St, London NW3 2QN, United Kingdom.

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PII: S0964-3397(08)00035-9

doi: 10.1016/j.iccn.2008.04.001

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
Volume 24, Issue 4 , Pages 209-210 , August 2008

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