A clinical assessment tool used for physiotherapy students - Is it reliable?

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 121-134

  Lewis, Lucy K ^a,b   Stiller, Kathy ^a   Hardy, Frances ^b  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; CURRICULUM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTRARATER RELIABILITY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RELIABILITY; VIDEORECORDING;

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACULTY; HUMANS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT SIMULATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 42449144779     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980701508894     Document Type: Article

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