Nationwide acute care physical therapist practice analysis identifies knowledge, skills, and behaviors that reflect acute care practice

Physical Therapy

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1453-1467

  Gorman, Sharon L ^a   Hakim, Ellen Wruble ^b   Johnson, Wendy ^c   Bose, Sujoy ^d   Harris, Katherine S ^e   Crist, Molly H ^f   Holtgrefe, Karen ^g   Ryan, Jennifer M ^h   Simpson, Michael S ⁱ   Coe, Jean Bryan ^j  

^a SAMUEL MERRITT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Tahoe Forest Hospital District   (United States)

^d HARPER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UTICA COLLEGE   (United States)

^g USA   (United States)

^h RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^j BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79952840275     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20090385     Document Type: Article

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