Identification of occupational therapy clinical expertise: Decision-making characteristics

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 156-166

  Rassafiani, Mehdi ^a   Ziviani, Jenny ^a   Rodger, Sylvia ^a   Dalgleish, Lenard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Decision making; Policy making; Professional competence; Upper limb function

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SPASTICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 66149124130     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00718.x     Document Type: Article

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