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Physical Therapy: Research Tips

Research Tips

Start your information-seeking by doing a keyword search in the library catalog or research databases (example: "Physical Therapy"). To narrow your search, combine terms with "AND" [example: Physical Therapy AND shoulder]. To broaden your search, combine terms with "OR" [example: Physical Therapy AND (cardiovascular OR pulmonary)].

Selected searches by subject:

 

 

Other key words:

  • Decision making
  • Disability
  • Function
  • Interventions
  • Mobility
  • Modalities
  • Nutrition
  • Organization & Administration
  • Practice
  • Therapeutic

Evidence-Based Practice / Levels of Evidence

Evidence-Based Medicine is the integration of best research evidence with clinical expertise and patient values. (Sackett DL, Straus SE, Richardson WS, et al. Evidence-based medicine: how to practice and teach EBM. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone, 2000.)

 

 

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