The value of accident and emergency based physiotherapy services

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-113

  Morris, C D ^a,b   Hawes, S J ^a  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accident and emergency department; Physiotherapy; Referral rate; Waiting times

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTERDEPARTMENTAL RELATIONS; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; SPRAINS AND STRAINS;

EID: 0029996468     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.13.2.111     Document Type: Article

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