Role, training and job satisfaction of physiotherapy assistants

Physiotherapy

Volumn 84, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 608-616

  Ellis, Bridget ^a   Connell, N A D ^a   Ellis Hill, Caroline ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Southampton ^*

Author keywords

Job satisfaction; Physiotherapy assistants; Role; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CAREER; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; SALARY; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0031797689     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)66155-X     Document Type: Article

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