Named Groups

Physical Therapist Assistants

Persons who, under the supervision of licensed PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, provide patient treatment using various PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Persons who, under the supervision of licensed PHYSICAL THERAPISTS, provide patient treatment using various PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Physical Therapy Assistants
  • Assistant, Physical Therapist
  • Assistant, Physical Therapy
  • Assistants, Physical Therapist
  • Assistants, Physical Therapy
  • Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Physical Therapy Assistant

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12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2013

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Previous Indexing

  • Allied Health Personnel (1971-2012)

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Tree Numbers

  1. M01w.526.485.067.738w
  2. N02.360.067.732w

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NLM Classification

WB 460

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Physical Therapist Assistants. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D063372. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D063372
  2. Physical Therapist Assistants. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rehabilitation_assistant
  3. Physical Therapist Assistants. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7309756