Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 10 , Pages 1727-1733 , October 2009

Group Physiotherapy Provides Similar Outcomes for Participants After Joint Replacement Surgery as 1-to-1 Physiotherapy: A Sequential Cohort Study

  • Corinne L. Coulter, B(App)Sc

      Affiliations

    • Physiotherapy Department, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Corinne L. Coulter, B(App)Sc, Physiotherapy Dept, Canberra Hospital, PO Box 11, Woden, ACT, 2606 Australia
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  • Jeanie M. Weber, BSc(Phty)

      Affiliations

    • Physiotherapy Department, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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  • Jennie M. Scarvell, PhD, B(App)Sc

      Affiliations

    • Trauma and Orthopaedic Research Unit, Canberra Hospital, Canberra, ACT, Australia

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PII: S0003-9993(09)00403-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.04.019

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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