Are physiotherapy students adequately prepared to successfully gain employment?

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 169-175

  Jones, Mandy ^a   McIntyre, Judith ^a   Naylor, Sandra ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Application process; Careers centre; Employability; Transferable skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EMPLOYMENT; JOB FINDING; JOB MARKET; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COHORT STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); STUDENTS;

EID: 77952290687     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.11.008     Document Type: Article

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