A cohort study of 7 day a week physiotherapy on an acute orthopaedic ward

Journal of Orthopaedic Nursing

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 96-102

  Boxall, Anne marie ^a   Sayers, Allyn ^a   Caplan, Gideon A ^a  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Orthopaedic; Physiotherapy; Weekend

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANKLE FRACTURE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOBILIZATION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 3242737809     PISSN: 13613111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joon.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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