Satisfaction with outpatient physiotherapy: A survey comparing the views of patients with acute and chronic musculoskeletal conditions

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 21-36

  Hills, Rosemary ^a   Kitchen, Sheila ^b  

^a Mile End Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34247158260     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980601147876     Document Type: Article

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