Exploring recruitment strategies to hire occupational therapists

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-44

  Mulholland, Susan ^a   Derdall, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fieldwork; Occupational therapy service; Personnel recruitment

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CANADA; EMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; WORK;

EID: 14144256163     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740507200109     Document Type: Review

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