Multiskilling: A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners' Attitudes

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 748-753

  Collins, Amy Linn ^a,b  

^a Harris County Department of Education   (United States)

^b TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Managed care programs; Organization and administration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CURRICULUM; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SPECIALISM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031253706     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.51.9.748     Document Type: Article

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