Ethnographic inquiry in physiotherapy research 1. Illuminating the working culture of the physiotherapy assistant

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 342-349

  Smith, Susan ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethnography; Interviewing; Observation; Physiotherapy assistant; Reflexivity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESEARCH;

EID: 0029954471     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66478-4     Document Type: Article

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