An innovative occupation-focussed service to minimise deconditioning in hospital: Challenges and solutions

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-227

  Bynon, Shai ^a   Wilding, Clare ^b   Eyres, Lisa ^a  

^a ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occupational disruption; Occupational therapy; Older people

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548531287     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00623.x     Document Type: Article

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