The American physical therapy association’s top five choosing wisely recommendations

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 9-24

  White, Nancy T ^a   Delitto, Anthony ^b   Manal, Tara Jo ^c   Miller, Sarah ^a  

^a American Physical Therapy Association   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; BED REST; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MOBILIZATION; MOVEMENT THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; BED REST; EARLY AMBULATION; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; MOTION THERAPY, CONTINUOUS PASSIVE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESISTANCE TRAINING; UNITED STATES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 84920367051     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140287     Document Type: Article

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