Comparative effectiveness research: Opportunities and challenges for physical therapy

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 327-332

  Freburger, Janet K ^a   Carey, Timothy S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Departments of Medicine and Social Medicine

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER NETWORK; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REGISTER; UNITED STATES;

COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; COMPUTER COMMUNICATION NETWORKS; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGISTRIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949626721     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.2010.90.3.327     Document Type: Review

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