Helping hands for healthy living: A collaborative service learning project with occupational and physical therapy students

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-167

  Flinn, Sharon ^a   Kloos, Anne ^a   Teaford, Margaret ^a   Clark, Katie ^b   Szucs, Kim ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Physicians Free Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Allied health; Community health promotion; Interdisciplinary teaching; Service learning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH EDUCATION; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SKILL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70350636020     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: 15413098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07380570902779807     Document Type: Article

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