Contra-indications to shortwave diathermy: Survey of Irish physiotherapists

Physiotherapy

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 42-53

  Shields, Nora ^a   O'Hare, Neil ^b   Gormley, John ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contra indications; Diathermy; Safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIATHERMY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; IRELAND; METAL IMPLANTATION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SAFETY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION;

EID: 1542608327     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(03)00005-1     Document Type: Article

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