Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 142-148 , April 2010

International identification of research priorities for postgraduate theses in musculoskeletal physiotherapy using a modified Delphi technique

  • Alison Rushton

      Affiliations

    • Senior Lecturer Physiotherapy, School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, 52 Pritchatts Road, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 0121 415 8597.
    • ,
  • Ann Moore

      Affiliations

    • Director of the Clinical Research Centre for Health Professions, School of Health Professions, University of Brighton, 49 Darley Road, Eastbourne, BN20 7UR, United Kingdom

Received 14 March 2009 ,Revised 13 August 2009 ,Accepted 28 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.09.003

Manual Therapy
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