The role of clinical ethics consultations for physical therapy practice

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 176-183

  Delany, Clare ^a,b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical ethics; Ethics consultation; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907042697     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X12Y.0000000009     Document Type: Article

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