Professional competence for private practitioners in occupational therapy

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 234-243

  Courtney, Michelle ^a   Farnworth, Louise ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accreditation; Occupational therapy; Private practice; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMPETENCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRIVATE PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIALIZATION; STANDARD;

EID: 0347316402     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2003.00402.x     Document Type: Article

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