Facing the future of orthotics and prosthetics proactively: Theory and practice of outcomes measures as a method for determining quality of services

Journal of Prosthetics and Orthotics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Polliack, Adrian A ^a,b   Moser, Stefan ^a  

^a Prosthetic/Orthotic Specialists   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Orthotics; Outcomes Measures; Patient Management; Pedorthics; Prosthetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 4143064864     PISSN: 10408800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008526-199700930-00007     Document Type: Review

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