Physiotherapy extended scope of practice - who is doing what and why?

Physiotherapy

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 235-242

  Kersten, Paula ^a   McPherson, Kath ^a,b   Lattimer, Val ^a   George, Steve ^c   Breton, Alice ^d   Ellis, Bridget ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d Royal College of Surgeons   (United Kingdom)

^e POOLE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Extended scope of practice; Physiotherapy; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DATA BASE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY PRACTICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 44949125449     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2007.02.007     Document Type: Review

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