How does evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of the vertebral artery test influence teaching of the test in a professional physical therapist program?

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 589-599

  Richter, Randy R ^a   Reinking, Mark F ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; TEACHING; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; EDUCATION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTEBROBASILAR INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 22144473682     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.6.589     Document Type: Article

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