Critical appraisal of clinical prediction rules that aim to optimize treatment selection for musculoskeletal conditions

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 843-853

  Stanton, Tasha R ^a   Hancock, Mark J ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a   Koes, Bart W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROGNOSIS;

DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS;

EID: 77953522385     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090233     Document Type: Article

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