Outcome measures used in therapy departments in Scotland

Physiotherapy

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 673-679

  Chesson, Rosemary ^a   Macleod, Margaret ^b   Massie, Susan ^b  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS GRAMPIAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy; Outcome measures; Physiotherapy; Standardised instruments

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0030444029     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66375-4     Document Type: Article

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