Clinical competence: A review of the health care literature with a focus on occupational therapy

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 260-271

  Salvatori, Penny ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

clinical competence; occupational therapy (profession of); professional competence

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0029859205     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841749606300407     Document Type: Review

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