Challenges to measuring outcomes in occupational therapy: A qualitative focus group study

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 464-472

  Bowman, Julia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMMUNITY CARE; EMPLOYABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REHABILITATION CARE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

EID: 33750607897     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606901005     Document Type: Article

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