Factors associated with surgeon referral for physical therapy in patients with traumatic lower-extremity injury: Results of a national survey of orthopedic trauma surgeons

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 893-905

  Archer, Kristin R ^a   Mackenzie, Ellen J ^b   Bosse, Michael J ^c   Pollak, Andrew N ^d   Riley III, Lee H ^e  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNET; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERNET; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70149101851     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080321     Document Type: Article

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