Physiotherapists and drug administration: A survey of practices in New South Wales

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 231-237

  Lansbury, Gwenda ^a   Sullivan, Gerard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Drugs; Medicine; Physical therapy; Prescriptions, drugs

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BRONCHODILATING AGENT; COCODAMOL; CORTICOSTEROID; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; SALBUTAMOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; TOPICAL AGENT;

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COLLEGE STUDENT; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; IONTOPHORESIS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TRAINING;

EID: 0031699465     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60382-2     Document Type: Article

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