Factors influencing occupational therapists' clinical decision making for clients with upper limb performance dysfunction following brain injury

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 106-114

  Kuipers, Kathy ^a   McKenna, Kryss ^a   Carlson, Glenys ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; JOB PERFORMANCE; MOTIVATION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 33645318402     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900303     Document Type: Article

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