Diagnostic Classification and Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice: What We Can Learn from Medicine

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 105-109

  Zimny, Nancy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Diagnosis; Essentialism; Nominalism

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 1642375958     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2004.0686     Document Type: Review

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