Inclusion of physical therapy services on a short term mobile medical mission team to Nicaragua: a qualitative description study of team members’ observations and recommendations for improvement

Inclusion of physical therapy services on a short term mobile medical mission team to Nicaragua: a qualitative description study of team members’ observations and recommendations for improvement

Context: Access to physical therapy (PT) services is sorely limited in many developing countries due to the constraints of poverty and regional insufficiency in the number of PT providers. Opportunities exist for physical therapists to participate in short term mobile medical mission (STMMM) efforts...

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Main Authors: Douglas Steele, Candice Beitman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Health for All Nations 2015-01-01
Series:Christian Journal for Global Health
Subjects:
Poverty
disability
limited rehabilitation providers
short term medical missions
physical therapy
Online Access:http://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/81/232

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