Determining the current roles of physical and occupational therapists in burn care

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 442-449

  Biggs, Katherine S ^a   De Linde, Laurie ^b   Banaszewski, Michelle ^a   Heinrich, J Jeffrey ^c  

^a YALE NEW HAVEN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ST CHRISTOPHER'S HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BURN; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT MOBILITY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; WORK;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; BURNS; DATA COLLECTION; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; ROLE;

EID: 0031689107     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-199809000-00016     Document Type: Review

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