Factors influencing the use of outcome measures for patients with low back pain: A survey of New Zealand physical therapists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1492-1505

  Copeland, Janet M ^a   Taylor, William J ^a   Dean, Sarah G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ZEALAND; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 57149099589     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080083     Document Type: Article

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