Measuring physiotherapists' guideline adherence by means of clinical vignettes: A validation study

Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 491-500

  Rutten, Geert M J ^a,b   Harting, Janneke ^c   Rutten, Stephen T J ^b   Bekkering, Geertruida E ^d   Kremers, Stef P J ^c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Maastricht University ^*

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Guideline adherence; Low back pain; Physiotherapy; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIGNETTE;

EID: 33748889895     PISSN: 13561294     EISSN: 13652753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00699.x     Document Type: Article

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