The Use of Environmental Control Units by Occupational Therapists in Spinal Cord Injury and Disease Services

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 42-48

  Holme, Susan Ames ^a,b   Kanny, Elizabeth M ^b   Guthrie, Mark R ^b   Johnson, Kurt L ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Environment, controlled; Self help devices; Spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTINUING EDUCATION; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SELF HELP; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030636909     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.51.1.42     Document Type: Article

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