The availability and usage frequency of real time ultrasound by physiotherapists in South Australia: An observational study

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 231-240

  Jedrzejczak, A ^a   Chipchase, L S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Physiotherapy; Questionnaire; Real time ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); COMPUTER SYSTEMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AUSTRALIA; ULTRASONIC THERAPY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 58049209784     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.409     Document Type: Article

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