Occupational therapy and complementary and alternative medicine

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-5

  Haltiwanger, Emily ^a   Stein, Franklin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ACUPUNCTURE; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ART THERAPY; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; AYURVEDA; BELL PALSY; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEPRESSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EDITORIAL; ELECTROACUPUNCTURE; ERGONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GOOD CLINICAL PRACTICE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDITATION; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MUSIC THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PSYCHOEDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION; STRESS MANAGEMENT; SUPPORT GROUP; TAI CHI; WELLBEING; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES;

EID: 65249110432     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.268     Document Type: Editorial

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