The use of fair access to care services' eligibility criteria for equipment provision within local authorities in England

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 420-422

  Lett, Karen ^a   Sackley, Cath ^a   Littlechild, Rosemary ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MEDICAL AUDIT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEAMWORK; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33749497078     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900905     Document Type: Article

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