A framework for systematically improving occupational therapy expert opinions on work capacity

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-301

  Allen, Shelley ^a,d   Carlson, Glenys ^a,b   Ownsworth, Tamara ^a,c   Strong, Jenny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Disability Services

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Continuing education; Expert opinion; Medicolegal aspects; Professional education; Work capacity evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LAWYER; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORK CAPACITY;

EID: 33750479851     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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