Do occupational therapy and physical therapy curricula teach critical thinking skills?

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 152-157

  Vogel, Kimberly A ^a   Geelhoed, Michael ^a   Grice, Kimatha O ^a   Murphy, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; TEACHING; THINKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CURRICULUM; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROBLEM SOLVING; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; TEACHING; THINKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350123727     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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