Work-related musculoskeletal disorders and the culture of physical therapy.
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Knowledge, skills, relationships, and attitudes of caring and working hard are all thought to be valued by physical therapists. This article explores how physical therapists see themselves, in light of some of these values, when they experience work-related musculoskeletal di...
| Publicado en: | Physical Therapy Vol. 82; no. 5; pp. 459 - 473 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Oxford University Press / USA
May2002
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