Physical Therapy Workforce in the United States: Forecasting Nationwide Shortages

PM and R

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1021-1029

  Zimbelman, Janice L ^a   Juraschek, Stephen P ^b,c   Zhang, Xiaoming ^a   Lin, Vernon W H ^b,c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^c Healthcare First Study Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; MODEL; PERSONNEL SHORTAGE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT; UNITED STATES;

EMPLOYMENT; FORECASTING; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); UNITED STATES;

EID: 78549257761     PISSN: 19341482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.06.015     Document Type: Article

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