Joshua K Johnson1,2,3, Daniel L Young4, Ning Guo5

  • 1Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Neurological Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

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概括

物理治疗 (PT) 给 49% 的肺炎患者. 诸如年龄较大,并发病率较高和城市位置等因素增加了PT的可能性,而美国南部的位置和非白人种族则降低了它.

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