Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 47-52 , August 2000

Evidence-Based Physiotherapy in Intensive Care

  • Alice Jones, PhD, FACP, MPhil, MSc, Cert PT

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence to: Alice Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Received 30 December 1999

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doi: 10.1016/S1013-7025(00)18003-0

Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal
Volume 18, Issue 2 , Pages 47-52 , August 2000

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