Measuring evidence-based practice in physical therapy: Translation, adaptation, further development, validation, and reliability test of a questionnaire

Physical Therapy

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 819-832

  Bernhardsson, Susanne ^a,b   Larsson, Maria E H ^a,c  

^a Linköping University ^*

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; SWEDEN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SWEDEN;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84878455241     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20120270     Document Type: Article

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