Implementing evidence in clinical practice: the 'therapies' dilemma

Physiotherapy

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 189-194

  Grimmer, Karen ^a   Bialocerkowski, Andrea ^a   Kumar, Saravana ^a   Milanese, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Allied health therapy; Clinical practice; Evidence based practice; Implementing evidence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 18644371390     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2004.06.007     Document Type: Article

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