Physical therapy health human resource ratios: A comparative analysis of the United States and Canada

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 149-161

  Landry, Michel D ^a,b   Ricketts, Thomas C ^a   Fraher, Erin ^a   Verrier, Molly C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; HEALTH MANPOWER; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); POPULATION GROWTH; REGIONAL HEALTH PLANNING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849160901     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080075     Document Type: Article

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