The role of electrotherapy in contemporary physiotherapy practice

Manual Therapy

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 132-141

  Watson, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENERGY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0033851269     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/math.2000.0363     Document Type: Review

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