Promoting awareness and understanding of occupational therapy and physical therapy in young school aged children: An interdisciplinary approach

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 15, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 89-99

  Mu, Keli ^a   Royeen, Charlotte ^a   Paschal, Karen A ^a   Zardetto Smith, Andrea M ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness and understanding; Public perception of occupational therapy and physical therapy; School age children

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

EID: 0035759564     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J003v15n03_05     Document Type: Review

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