Physiotherapy in Afghanistan: An analysis of current challenges

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 315-322

  Armstrong, Jo ^a,b   Ager, Alastair ^a,c  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Brockley Academy   (United Kingdom)

^c Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFGHANISTAN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GOVERNMENT; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL ASSISTANT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; TRAINING; TRAVEL; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

AFGHANISTAN; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISABLED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REHABILITATION;

EID: 33644606718     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500160337     Document Type: Article

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