Reliability and validity of an extended simulated patient case: A tool for evaluation and research in physiotherapy

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-25

  Ladyshewsky, Richard ^a   Baker, Robert ^a   Jones, Mark ^b   Nelson, Larry ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 0034116676     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/095939800307575     Document Type: Article

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