Discharge from outpatient orthopaedic physiotherapy: A qualitative descriptive study of physiotherapists' practices

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 224-234

  Pashley, Emilie ^a   Powers, Ashley ^a   McNamee, Nicole ^a   Buivids, Rachel ^a   Piccinin, Joanne ^a   Gibson, Barbara E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Discharge planning; Outpatient orthopaedics; Physiotherapy; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957991858     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.3.224     Document Type: Article

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