Moral Tensions and Obligations of Occupational Therapy Practitioners Providing Home Care

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 430-435

  Opacich, Karin J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethics, occupational therapy; Home health occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION; ARTICLE; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH; HEALTH CARE COST; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REIMBURSEMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION; BIOETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ETHICS, PROFESSIONAL; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031154645     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.51.6.430     Document Type: Article

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