Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 3 , Pages 248-256 , September 2010

The ‘lone ranger’: a descriptive study of physiotherapy practice in Australian emergency departments

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PII: S0031-9406(10)00026-X

doi: 10.1016/j.physio.2010.01.002

Physiotherapy
Volume 96, Issue 3 , Pages 248-256 , September 2010

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