Effects, efficacy, efficiency and effectiveness in physical therapy - how far are we?

Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 33-37

  Kumar, Senthil P ^a  

^a KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Communication; Terminology; Therapeutic decision making

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84863115577     PISSN: 20790015     EISSN: 20799209     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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