Clinical practice guidelines linked to the international classification of functioning, disability and health from the orthopaedic section of the American physical therapy association

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2017, Pages A1-A83

  Blanpied, Peter R ^a   Gross, Anita R ^a   Elliott, James M ^a   Devaney, Laurie Lee ^a   Clewley, Derek ^a   Walton, David M ^a   Sparks, Cheryl ^a   Robertson, Eric K ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; NECK PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDS;

HUMANS; NECK PAIN; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 85021834980     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2017.0302     Document Type: Review

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