PHYS THER
Vol. 70, No. 5, May 1990, pp. 277-278
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Caveat Emptor and Conference Abstracts

Jules M Rothstein, PhD, PT, Editor

This excerpt was created in the absence of an abstract.

The Romans knew how to maximize their capability in commerce. Centuries before W C Fields uttered his immortal line, "Never give a sucker an even break," the Romans gave us caveat emptor, which literally means "let the buyer beware." The phrase strikes fear into the hearts of home buyers and provides a welcome assist to those in the used-car business.

Caveat emptor is considered a basic principle of commerce. Often its interpretation is limited to saleable goods. Commerce, however, deals not just with transactions of money and objects, but also with the interchange of opinions and ideas. Any professional must be ultimately responsible for the evaluation of the information he or she chooses to accept. This is one of the hallmarks of a professional.

In past years, attempts have been made to select credible research for poster and platform presentations at our APTA Annual Conferences....


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