Wheelchair skills training program for clinicians: A randomized controlled trial with occupational therapy students

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1160-1167

  Coolen, Anna L ^a   Kirby, R Lee ^b,f   Landry, Jennifer ^c   MacPhee, Angela H ^a   Dupuis, Debbie ^d   Smith, Cher ^e   Best, Krista L ^a   MacKenzie, Diane E ^c   MacLeod, Donald A ^f  

^a Sch of Health and Human Performance   (Canada)

^b Div of Phys Med and Rehab   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^e Department of Occupational Therapy ^*  (Canada)

^f QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Motor skills; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; REHABILITATION CENTER; WHEELCHAIR;

ADULT; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 3242666328     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.10.019     Document Type: Article

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