The impact of occupational therapy on a child's playfulness

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 39-51

  O'Brien, Jane ^a   Coker, Patricia ^b   Lynn, Robyn ^b   Suppinger, Rachael ^b   Pearigen, Tiffany ^b   Rabon, Sherrie ^b   St Aubin, Merrill ^b   Ward, Ann Thompson ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Intervention; Playfulness; Pre school Play Scale; Test of Playfulness

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; SKILL;

EID: 0033304485     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J003v12n02_03     Document Type: Article

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