Do physical therapists recognise established risk factors? Swedish physical therapists' evaluation in comparison to guidelines

Physiotherapy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 35-41

  Overmeer, Thomas ^a,b   Linton, Steven J ^a,b   Boersma, Katja ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Physical therapy; Psychosocial factors; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NECK PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN;

EID: 1542398695     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(03)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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