Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support

Saurab Sharma; Arianne Verhagen; Mark Elkins; Jean-Michel Brismée; George D. Fulk; Jakub Taradaj; Lois Steen; Alan Jette; Ann Moore; Aimee Stewart; Barbara J. Hoogenboom; Anne Söderlund; Michele Harms; Rafael Zambelli Pinto

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Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support

Saurab Sharma

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,

Arianne Verhagen

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,

Mark Elkins

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,

Jean-Michel Brismée

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,

George D. Fulk

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,

Jakub Taradaj

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,

Lois Steen

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Alan Jette

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,

Ann Moore

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Aimee Stewart

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Barbara J. Hoogenboom

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,

Anne Söderlund

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Michele Harms

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Rafael Zambelli Pinto

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School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia and Centre for Pain IMPACT, Neuroscience Research Australia, Sydney, Australia; saurabsharma1@gmail.com
International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors; Arianne.Verhagen@uts.edu.au
ournal of Physiotherapy; mark.elkins@sydney.edu.au
Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy; jm.brismee@ttuhsc.edu
Journal of Neurologic Physical Therapy; jnpt@emory.edu
Physiotherapy Review; jakub.taradaj@kif.info.pl
Fysioterapi (Swedish Physiotherapy Journal); Lois.Steen@fysioterapeuterna.se
PTJ: Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Journal; alanmjette@gmail.com
Musculoskeletal Science & Practice; A.P.Moore@brighton.ac.uk
South African Journal of Physiotherapy; Aimee.Stewart@wits.ac.za
International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy; hoogenbb@gvsu.edu
European Journal of Physiotherapy; anne.soderlund@mdu.se
Physiotherapy; michele.harms@outlook.com
International Society of Physiotherapy Journal Editors and Brazilian Journal of Physical Therapy; rafaelzambelli@gmail.com

Editorial, Physiotherapy Review, 2023, 27(3), 5-12

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2023.130203

Online publish date: 2023/09/22

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Sharma S, Verhagen A, Elkins M, et al. Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support. Physiotherapy Review. 2023;27(3):5-12. doi:10.5114/phr.2023.130203.

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Sharma, S., Verhagen, A., Elkins, M., Brismée, J., Fulk, G.,  & Taradaj, J. et al. (2023). Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support. Physiotherapy Review, 27(3), 5-12. https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2023.130203

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Sharma, Saurab, Arianne Verhagen, Mark Elkins, Jean-Michel Brismée, George D. Fulk, Jakub Taradaj,  and Lois Steen et al. 2023. "Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support". Physiotherapy Review 27 (3): 5-12. doi:10.5114/phr.2023.130203.

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Sharma, S., Verhagen, A., Elkins, M., Brismée, J., Fulk, G., Taradaj, J., Steen, L., Jette, A., Moore, A., Stewart, A., Hoogenboom, B., Söderlund, A., Harms, M.,  and Pinto, R. (2023). Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support. Physiotherapy Review, 27(3), pp.5-12. https://doi.org/10.5114/phr.2023.130203

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Sharma, Saurab et al. "Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support." Physiotherapy Review, vol. 27, no. 3, 2023, pp. 5-12. doi:10.5114/phr.2023.130203.

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Sharma S, Verhagen A, Elkins M, Brismée J, Fulk G, Taradaj J et al. Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support. Physiotherapy Review. 2023;27(3):5-12. doi:10.5114/phr.2023.130203.

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Research from low-income and middle-income countries will benefit global health and the physiotherapy profession, but it requires support

Saurab Sharma 1 , Arianne Verhagen 2 , Mark Elkins 3 , Jean-Michel Brismée 4 , George D. Fulk 5 , Jakub Taradaj 6 , Lois Steen 7 , Alan Jette 8 , Ann Moore 9 , Aimee Stewart 10 , Barbara J. Hoogenboom 11 , Anne Söderlund 12 , Michele Harms 13 , Rafael Zambelli Pinto 14