The influence of a postgraduate clinical master's qualification in manual therapy on the careers of physiotherapists in the United Kingdom

Manual Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-147

  Green, Ann ^a   Perry, Jo ^a   Harrison, Karen ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Manual therapy; Physiotherapy careers; Postgraduate education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

CAREER MOBILITY; EDUCATION, GRADUATE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 40749148529     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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