A guide to interpretation of studies investigating subgroups of responders to physical therapy interventions

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 698-704

  Hancock, Mark ^a   Herbert, Robert D ^b   Maher, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; STROKE;

CONTROL GROUPS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 67649785096     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080351     Document Type: Review

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