Conducting Systematic reviews to inform occupational therapy practice

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 363-368

  Murphy, Susan L ^a,b   Robinson, Jennifer C ^a,c   Lin, Susan H ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^c University of Mississippi School of Nursing   (United States)

^d SHENANDOAH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based practice; Outcome assessment (health care); Program evaluation; Research design; Review literature as topic

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649565865     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.3.363     Document Type: Article

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