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Original Article

Keep/refer decision making abilities of European final year undergraduate physiotherapy students: a cross-sectional survey using clinical vignettes

Wolfgang LackenbauerDepartment of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK; ;Department of Health Sciences, University of Applied Sciences Krems, Krems, Austria; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jessie JanssenSchool of Health Sciences, University of central Lancashire, Lancashire, UK
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Hazel RoddamSchool of Health Sciences, University of central Lancashire, Lancashire, UKORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0637-1801
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James SelfeDepartment of Health Professions, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-9931-4998
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Pages 128-134 | Received 14 Jul 2017, Accepted 18 Nov 2017, Published online: 29 Nov 2017

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