Eleven steps to improve data collection: Guidelines for a retrospective medical record review

Occupational Therapy Now

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 17-20

  Engel, Lisa ^a   Henderson, Courtney ^a   Colantonio, Angela ^a,b,c  

^a Toronto Rehab ^*

^b Saunderson Family Chair

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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