A survey of diagnostic ultrasound within the physiotherapy profession for the design of future training tools

Radiography

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-125

  McKiernan, Sharmaine ^a   Chiarelli, Pauline ^a   Warren Forward, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; E-MAIL; ECHOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PELVIS FLOOR; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURCHASING; REGISTER; SHOULDER;

EID: 79952902538     PISSN: 10788174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radi.2010.08.003     Document Type: Article

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