Expert physiotherapists’ clinical decision-making in acute care. Part two

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 395-399

  Prentice, C E ^a   Chipchase, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute care; Interviews; Outcome measurement; Physiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77958504670     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2006.13.9.21783     Document Type: Article

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