Optimizing referral of patients with neuromuscular disorders to allied health care

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 562-568

  Pieterse, A J ^a,b,c   Cup, E H C ^a,b,d   Akkermans, R P ^d   Hendricks, H T ^e   Van Engelen, B G M ^a   Van Der Wilt, G J ^a   Oostendorp, R A B ^b,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Research Centre for Allied Health Sciences   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Rehabilitation Physical Therapy   (Netherlands)

^d Institute for Neurology ^*  (Netherlands)

^e Department of Rehabilitation Rehabilitation Medicine

Author keywords

Adolescent; Management; Neurological disorders; Neuromuscular diseases; Patient categories; Questionnaire; Referral and consultation; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTIVATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PATIENT CODING; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; PERCEIVED LIMITATIONS IN ACTIVITIES AND NEED QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; VALIDATION STUDY;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; AREA UNDER CURVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; ROC CURVE;

EID: 64149102808     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2008.02515.x     Document Type: Article

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