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Physiotherapy‌

Library Closure Information

Our new, state-of-the-art library in Stratford will open on Monday 24 June. In order for us to move our collections across, Stratford and Duncan House libraries will be closed from 5pm on Friday 7 June.

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Databases of interest
Internet Links
Printed Resources
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Databases of interest

Internet Links

Andrews University physical therapy health links - American physical therapy site
Bandolier - Evidence based healthcare
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
Department of Health - Department of Health website with an A/Z search facility of health and allied information
eMedicine - Online medical reference tool for physical medicine and rehabilitation
Freebooks4doctors - Access to over 400 free full text medical books
Health on the net
National Library for Health
NHS Direct
Intute : health and life sciences - Primarily a gateway to internet resources in medicine, biomedicine, allied health, health management and related topics. Includes comprehansive coverage of UK resources and access to the best resources worldwide
PEDro - Physiotherapy evidence database developed to give physiotherapists and others rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomised controlled trials and systematic reviews in physiotherapy

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Printed Resources

Reference books can provide a valuable first approach to a subject area and an ideal source of background information. There are many different types of reference books and the more familiar formats include encyclopaedias, dictionaries, guides, handbooks and directories.
Here are some examples of reference books that may be useful to the study of Physiotherapy: