Do patients’ expectations of physiotherapy affect treatment outcome? Part 2: Survey results

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 112-118

  Metcalfe, Caroline J ^a   Klaber Moffett, Jennifer A ^b  

^a Methley Park Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Rehabilitation   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Correlational survey; Outpatient physiotherapy; Patient expectations; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863994572     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2005.12.3.19555     Document Type: Article

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