Using the Australian Therapy Outcome Measures for Occupational Therapy (AusTOMs-OT) to measure outcomes for clients following stroke

Topics in Stroke Rehabilitation

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 351-364

  Unsworth, Carolyn A ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cerebrovascular accident; Evaluation; Evidence based practice; Mobility; Outcome measurement; Self care; Upper limb function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY CONTROL; SELF CARE; STROKE; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; BENCHMARKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STROKE; SWEDEN;

EID: 50249100358     PISSN: 10749357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1310/tsr1504-351     Document Type: Article

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