Factors influencing therapists' interventions for children with learning difficulties

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-113

  Copley, Jodie ^a   Nelson, Alison ^a   Turpin, Merrill ^a   Underwood, Katherine ^b   Flanigan, Kerry ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Cerebral Palsy League of Queensland   (Australia)

^c Advantage Injury Management Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Intervention; Learning difficulties; Paediatric occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEARNING DISORDER; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 42349098537     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740807500206     Document Type: Article

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