Clinical decision making by experienced and inexperienced pediatric physical therapists for children with diplegic cerebral palsy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 20-33

  Embrey, David G ^b   Guthrie, Mark R ^b   White, Owen R ^b   Dietz, Jean ^b  

^a Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy, evaluation; Clinical competence; Clinical knowledge; Critical thinking; Decision making; Pediatrics, evaluation; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CODING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MOBILIZATION; PARALYSIS; PATIENT MONITORING; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030049623     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/76.1.20     Document Type: Article

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