Physical therapists' use of interventions with high evidence of effectiveness in the management of a hypothetical typical patient with acute low back pain

Physical Therapy

Volumn 85, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1151-1167

  Mikhail, Christine ^a   Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a   Rossignol, Michel ^b   Dumas, Jean Pierre ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Gouvernement du Quebec   (Canada)

Author keywords

Back pain; Evidence based practice; Health care surveys; Practice guidelines

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY CONTROL; TELEPHONE; WORKPLACE;

EID: 27644508331     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/85.11.1151     Document Type: Article

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