Attitudes and beliefs of Brazilian physical therapists about chronic low back pain: A cross-sectional study;Atitudes e crenças de fisioterapeutas brasileiros em relação à dor lombar crônica: Um estudo transversal

Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 248-253

  Magalhães, Maurício O ^a   Costa, Leonardo Oliveira Pena ^a,b   Cabral, Cristina M N ^a   Machado, Luciana A C ^b,c  

^a MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chronic low back pain; Health knowledge; Physical therapy; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAZIL; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAZIL; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84863791582     PISSN: 14133555     EISSN: 18099246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-35552012005000014     Document Type: Article

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