Effect of an extended scope physiotherapy service on patient satisfaction and the outcome of soft tissue injuries in an adult emergency department

Emergency Medicine Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 384-387

  McClellan, C M ^a,b   Greenwood, R ^a,b   Benger, Jonathan R ^c  

^a BRISTOL ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANKLE INJURY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY NURSE PRACTITIONER; EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN; EMERGENCY WARD; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEAMWORK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URBAN AREA; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; ENGLAND; HUMANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33744986493     PISSN: 14720205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/emj.2005.029231     Document Type: Article

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