Influence of Advanced Orthopaedic Certification on Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Low Back Pain

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 32-43

  Resnik, Linda ^a   Hart, Dennis L ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Low back Pain; Manual Therapy Residency Training; Orthopaedic Clinical Specialization; Outcomes Measurement; Professional Education

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CERTIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEASUREMENT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NORMAL HUMAN; ORTHOPEDIC CLINICAL SPECIALIZATION; ORTHOPEDICS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVERALL HEALTH STATUS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RESIDENCY EDUCATION; SF 12 PHYSICAL COMPONENT SUMMARY SCALE; SF 36 PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING SCALE; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

EID: 1842681999     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698104790825482     Document Type: Article

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