Physical therapists' management of patients in the acute care setting: An observational study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1158-1181

  Jette, Diane U ^a   Brown, Rebecca ^e   Collette, Nicole ^b   Friant, Wendy ^c   Graves, Lloyd ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b MOUNT AUBURN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Cornerstone Physical Therapy ^*  (United States)

^d Cayuga Medical Center   (United States)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCOUNTING; ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; EMERGENCY CARE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOPEDICS; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ACUTE DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OBSERVATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 70449625121     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20080338     Document Type: Article

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