Characteristics and processes of physiotherapy clinical decision making: A study of acute care cardiorespiratory physiotherapy

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 209-222

  Smith, Megan ^a   Higgs, Joy ^a   Ellis, Elizabeth ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cardiorespiratory physiotherapy; Clinical decision making; Clinical reasoning

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 58049204417     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.419     Document Type: Article

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