Learning to be a physiotherapist: A metasynthesis of qualitative studies

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 103-110

  Lindquist, Ingrid ^a   Engardt, Margareta ^b   Richardson, Barbara ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Learning; Learning patterns; Metasynthesis; Phenomenography; Physiotherapy education; Professional development; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY;

EID: 77956103647     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.461     Document Type: Article

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