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Evidence-Based Rehabilitation: A Guide to Practice
Mary Law,Joy C. MacDermid +1 more
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In this paper, the authors present an entry-level primer on evidence-based practice in rehabilitation, which is designed to teach students how to do research, but rather how to become critical consumers of research and develop tools to ensure that their rehabilitation practice is based on the best evidence that is available.Abstract:
Evidence-Based Practice: A Primer is designed as an entry-level primer on evidence-based practice in rehabilitation. Specifically written for rehabilitation practitioners, this exceptional text is not designed to teach students how to do research, but rather how to become critical consumers of research and develop tools to ensure that their rehabilitation practice is based on the best evidence that is available. This outstanding new text is a handy tool for instructors. Each chapter has several examples as well as exercises for students to complete. Chapters include lists of suggested further resources in literature and on the web.read more
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