Electrophysical agents: Implications of their availability and use in undergraduate clinical placements

Physiotherapy

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 335-344

  Robertson, Valma J ^a   Spurritt, Diana ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electrophysical agents; Electrotherapy; Interferential; Shortwave diathermy; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIATHERMY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAFF TRAINING; STUDENT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0031870302     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)63462-1     Document Type: Article

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