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...
Main Authors: | Douglas Steele, Candice Beitman |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Health for All Nations
2015-01-01
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Series: | Christian Journal for Global Health |
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Online Access: | http://journal.cjgh.org/index.php/cjgh/article/view/81/232 |
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