Validation of the comprehensive ICF core set for low back pain: The perspective of physical therapists

Manual Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-372

  Kirschneck, Michaela ^a,b   Kirchberger, Inge ^a   Amann, Edda ^a   Cieza, Alarcos ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b The Family of International Classifications in German   (Germany)

^c SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Disability and health (ICF); International classification of functioning; Low back pain; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DELPHI STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; LOW BACK PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79958105773     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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