Patients in general practice in Denmark referred to physiotherapists: A description of patient characteristics based on general health status, diagnoses, and sociodemographic characteristics

Physical Therapy

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 915-923

  Jorgensen C K ^a   Fink, P ^a   Olesen, F ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

General practice; Mental health; Musculoskeletal illness; Physical health; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0035102678     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/81.3.915     Document Type: Article

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