Educational and professional issues in physical therapy - An international study

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 344-359

  Cahalin, Lawrence P ^a   Matsuo, Yoshimi ^b   Collins, Sean M ^c   Matsuya, Ayako ^b   Caro, Francis ^d  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KOBE GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS LOWELL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION; GEOGRAPHY; LANGUAGE; LICENSING; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

ACCREDITATION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; INTERNATIONALITY; LICENSURE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SPECIALISM;

EID: 52949086453     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980802278926     Document Type: Article

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