Management of soft tissue knee injuries in an accident and emergency department: The effect of the introduction of a physiotherapy practitioner

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-39

  Jibuike, O O ^a   Paul Taylor, G ^a   Maulvi, S ^a   Richmond, P ^a   Fairclough, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; KNEE CRUCIATE LIGAMENT; KNEE INJURY; KNEE LIGAMENT INJURY; KNEE MENISCUS RUPTURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATELLOFEMORAL JOINT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SCREENING; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SURGEON;

EID: 0037260974     PISSN: 13510622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.20.1.37     Document Type: Article

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