Physiotherapists' knowledge of their clients' medications: A survey of practising physiotherapists in New South Wales, Australia

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 191-198

  Sullivan, Gerard ^a   Lansbury, Gwenda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; HYPERTENSIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG THERAPY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRESCRIPTION; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT PLANNING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0032881739     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939899307748     Document Type: Article

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