Economic evaluation of occupational therapy: Where are we at?

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 160-167

  Landry, Diane Watson ^a   Mathews, Maria ^a  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Costs and cost analysis; Outcome and process assessment (health care)

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW;

EID: 0031802306     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841749806500306     Document Type: Review

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