Physical therapist practice in the acute care setting: A qualitative study

Physical Therapy

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 906-919

  Masley, Pauline M ^a   Havrilko, Carey Leah ^a   Mahnensmith, Mark R ^a   Aubert, Molly ^a   Jette, Diane U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DECISION MAKING; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 80051571194     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20100296     Document Type: Article

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