Audits of physiotherapy practice

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 261-274

  Turner, Patricia A ^a   Harby Owren, Helle ^a   Shackleford, Fiona ^a   So, Angela ^a   Fosse, Trond ^b   Whitfield, T W Allan ^c  

^a TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Elken Rehabilitation Centre   (Norway)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DOCUMENTATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL RECORD; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY CONTROL; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033394697     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939899307667     Document Type: Article

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