Physiotherapy-led arthroplasty review clinic: A preliminary outcomes analysis

Australian Health Review

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 510-516

  Large, Kate E ^a   Page, Carolyn J ^a   Brock, Kim ^a   Dowsey, Michelle M ^a,b   Choong, Peter F M ^a,b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REPLACEMENT ARTHROPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84908892671     PISSN: 01565788     EISSN: 14498944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/AH13238     Document Type: Article

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