Recommending NSAIDs and paracetamol: A survey of New Zealand physiotherapists' knowledge and behaviours

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 43-49

  Braund, Rhiannon ^a   Abbott, J Haxby ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Medico legal; Musculoskeletal; Primary health care; Risk management; Survey

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STOMACH ULCER;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; SPRAINS AND STRAINS; STOMACH ULCER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951618905     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.472     Document Type: Article

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