Continuing education for advanced manual and manipulative physiotherapists in Canada: A survey of perceived needs

Physiotherapy Canada

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-30

  Chau, Joyce ^a   Chadbourn, Pamela ^a   Hamel, Rebecca ^b   Mok, Sherman ^c   Robles, Bradley ^a   Chan, Lianne ^d   Cott, Cheryl ^d   Yeung, Euson ^d  

^a Four Seasons Physiotherapy ^*  (Canada)

^b Eramosa Physiotherapy Associates   (Canada)

^c Keswick Physiotherapy and Sports Injury Clinic   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Continuing; Education; Musculoskeletal manipulations; Physical therapy modalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84856943300     PISSN: 03000508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/ptc.2010-50     Document Type: Article

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