Editorial: Ten years of evidence to guide physiotherapy interventions: Physiotherapy evidence database (PEDro)

British Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 836-837

  Sherrington, Catherine ^a   Moseley, Anne M ^a   Herbert, Robert D ^a   Elkins, Mark R ^a   Maher, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; DOCUMENTATION; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FACTUAL DATABASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING AS TOPIC; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; DATABASES, FACTUAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 77957190282     PISSN: 03063674     EISSN: 14730480     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjsm.2009.066357     Document Type: Editorial

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