Patients are satisfied with advanced practice physiotherapists in a role traditionally performed by orthopaedic surgeons

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 298-305

  Kennedy, Deborah M ^a   Robarts, Susan ^a   Woodhouse, Linda ^b,c,d  

^a Orthopaedic and Arthritic Hospital Totonto   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Hamilton Health Sciences   (Canada)

^d SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Extended scope; Hip and knee arthroplasty; Instrument validity; Osteoarthritis; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349279538     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/physio.62.4.298     Document Type: Article

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