Self-referral, access and physiotherapy: patients' knowledge and attitudes-results of a national trial

Physiotherapy

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 141-149

  Webster, Valerie S ^a   Holdsworth, Lesley K ^b   McFadyen, Angus K ^a   Little, Helen ^a  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTHCARE IMPROVEMENT SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

National Trial; Patents' Views; Physiotherapy; Questionnaire; Self Referral

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FITNESS; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTAL MAIL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 45049083018     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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