Clinical decision making, risk and occupational therapy

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-54

  Reich, S ^a   Eastwood, C ^a   Tilling, K ^a   Hopper, A ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Elderly; Hospital discharge; Occupational therapists; Risk

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032329915     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2524.1998.00093.x     Document Type: Article

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