Pediatric physical therapists' perceptions of their training in assistive technology

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 629-639

  Long, Toby M ^a,b   Perry, Deborah F ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Training Needs of Interdisciplinary Team Members in Assistive Technology

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISABILITY; EVALUATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LAW; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DISABLED CHILDREN; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 42949133000     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20060356     Document Type: Article

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