Experts' beliefs on physiotherapy for patients with ankylosing spondylitis and assessment of their knowledge on published evidence in the field. Results of a questionnaire among international ASAS members

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 149-153

  Mihai, C ^a   Van Der Linden, S ^b   De Bie, R ^b   Stucki, G ^c  

^a CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Questionnaires; Spondylitis ankylosing

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERNET; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPA TREATMENT; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 26244454401     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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