A primer on selected aspects of evidence-based practice relating to questions of treatment, Part 1: Asking questions, finding evidence, and determining validity

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 476-484

  Cleland, Joshua A ^a,b,f   Noteboom, J Timothy ^c   Whitman, Julie M ^c   Allison, Stephen C ^d,e  

^a FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b New Hampshire Dartmouth Psychiatric Research Center   (United States)

^c REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d ROCKY MOUNTAIN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^e BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f FRANKLIN PIERCE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical appraisal; Physical therapy; Treatment effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 49149111198     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2008.2722     Document Type: Note

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