Physiotherapists clinical reasoning about patients with non-specific low back pain, as described by the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 33, Issue 23-24, 2011, Pages 2217-2228

  Josephson, Iréne ^a,b   Bülow, Pia ^c   Hedberg, Berith ^c  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Jonkoping County Council   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; ICF; low back pain; physiotherapist

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SWEDEN;

EID: 80455156000     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2011.563819     Document Type: Article

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