Current Trends in Assistive Technology Education in Entry-Level Occupational Therapy Curricula

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 52, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 586-591

  Kanny, Elizabeth M ^a   Anson, Denis K ^b  

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

^b University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Education, occupational therapy; Technology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GENERAL MEDICAL AIDS; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

COMPUTER LITERACY; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSORY AIDS; TECHNOLOGY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032111340     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.52.7.586     Document Type: Article

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