Delisting publicly funded community-based physical therapy services in Ontario, Canada: A 12-month follow-up study of the perceptions of clients and providers

Physiotherapy Theory and Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 329-343

  Paul, Jennifer ^a   Park, Lindsay ^a   Ryter, Erin ^a   Miller, Wendy ^a   Ahmed, Shafayat ^a   Cott, Cheryl A ^a,b   Landry, Michel D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Arthritis Community Research and Evaluation Unit   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMMUNITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOLLOW UP; FUNDING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TELEPHONE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; ONTARIO; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 52949142747     PISSN: 09593985     EISSN: 15325040     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593980802278397     Document Type: Article

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