Physical therapy: What about basic sciences?

Advances in Physiotherapy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 14-21

  Van Meeteren, N L U ^a,b   Helders, P J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal experiments; Basic sciences; Evidence based practice; Physical therapy; Theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 28244473643     PISSN: 14038196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140381900443382     Document Type: Article

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