Reported characteristics of participants in physical therapy–related clinical trials

Physical Therapy

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 884-890

  Chevan, Julia ^a   Haskvitz, Esther M ^b  

^a SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE   (United States)

^b Russell Sage College   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ANCESTRY GROUP; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

AGE FACTORS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FINANCING, GOVERNMENT; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SAMPLE SIZE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84930536130     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20140256     Document Type: Article

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