Australian physiotherapy student intake in increasing and attrition remains lower than the university average: A demographic study

Australian Journal of Physiotherapy

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 65-71

  McMeeken, Joan ^a   Grant, Ruth ^b   Webb, Gillian ^a   Krause, Kerri Lee ^a   Garnett, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Education; Physical Therapy; Physiotherapy; Workforce

Indexed keywords

EID: 40749087257     PISSN: 00049514     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0004-9514(08)70068-0     Document Type: Article

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