An exploratory study of physiotherapy telephone assessment

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Turner, Diane ^a  

^a GREAT WESTERN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficacy; Physiotherapy; Telephone; Triage

Indexed keywords

EID: 79451472727     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2009.16.2.38897     Document Type: Article

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