Addressing the disparity in physical health provision for people with schizophrenia: An important role for physiotherapists

Physiotherapy (United Kingdom)

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 185-186

  Stubbs, Brendon ^a   Soundy, Andy ^b   Probst, Michel ^c,d   Parker, Anne ^e   Skjaerven, Liv Helvik ^f   Lundvik Gyllensten, Amanda ^g   Vancampfort, Davy ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^e ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^g LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; SCHIZOPHRENIA; UNITED KINGDOM; COMPLICATION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD;

EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PROFESSIONAL ROLE; RISK FACTORS; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 84905044348     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: 18731465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2013.11.003     Document Type: Editorial

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