The role of professional expertise in evidence-based occupational therapy

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 589-593

  Rappolt, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESEARCH; THEORETICAL MODEL;

DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; RESEARCH;

EID: 0642305422     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.57.5.589     Document Type: Review

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