Occupational therapists working in hand therapy: The practice of holism in a cost containment environment

Work

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 35-45

  Dale, Lucinda M ^a   Fabrizio, Andrew J ^a   Adhlakha, Pamela ^a   Mahon, Marion K ^a   McGraw, Erin E ^a   Neyenhaus, Ryan D ^a   Sledd, Tatianna ^a   Zaber, Julie M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CODING; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OPEN STUDY; SKILL; THEORY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; COST CONTROL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HAND INJURIES; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; INDIANA; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

EID: 0036408801     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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