Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 220-228 , June 2010

Barriers to treatment adherence in physiotherapy outpatient clinics: A systematic review

  • Kirsten Jack

      Affiliations

    • Hull & East Yorkshire Hospital, Anlaby Road, Hull HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Sionnadh Mairi McLean

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Well Being, Sheffield Hallam University, Broomhall Road, Sheffield, S10 2BP, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Room 201, 38 Collegiate Crescent, School of Health and Well Being, Sheffield Hallam University, Collegiate Campus, Broomhall Road, Sheffield S10 2BP, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 114 225 2271.
    • ,
  • Jennifer Klaber Moffett

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Rehabilitation, 215 Anlaby Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2PG, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Eric Gardiner

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Rehabilitation, 215 Anlaby Road, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU3 2PG, United Kingdom

Received 2 December 2008 ,Revised 28 October 2009 ,Accepted 14 December 2009.

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Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 220-228 , June 2010

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