Challenges for evidence-based physical therapy: Accessing and interpreting high-quality evidence on therapy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 644-654

  Maher, Christopher G ^a   Sherrington, Catherine ^b   Elkins, Mark ^c   Herbert, Robert D ^a   Moseley, Anne M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONSUMER; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 3042584529     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ptj/84.7.644     Document Type: Review

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