Investigating physiotherapy and occupational therapy students' outcome effectiveness...including commentary by Neilson W and Gopee N
Aims: Research has looked at the differences between outcomes of patients treated by novice vs expert therapists, but to date research has not looked at differences in outcomes of patients treated by students and therapists. The purpose of this pilot study was to determine if there was a difference...
| Published in: | International Journal of Therapy & Rehabilitation Vol. 16; no. 3; pp. 167 - 176 |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , |
| Format: | commentary response tables/charts Journal Article |
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Mark Allen Holdings Limited
Mar2009
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