Does physiotherapy management of low back pain change as a result of an evidence-based educational programme?

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 365-375

  Stevenson, Kay ^a,b,d   Lewis, Martyn ^c   Hay, Elaine ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

^b McKay Building ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d CITY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Evidence based practice; Low back pain; Opinion leader; Physiotherapist

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; TRAINING; UNITED KINGDOM;

DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; ENGLAND; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INSERVICE TRAINING; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION;

EID: 33744484000     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00565.x     Document Type: Article

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