Occupational therapy as documented in patients' records. Part II. What is proper documentation? Contradictions and aspects of concern from the perspective of OTs

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 3-10

  Lundgren Pierre, B ^a   Sonn, U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dilemmas; Occupational therapy documentation; Professional language

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007501793     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110381299443799     Document Type: Review

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