Clinical reasoning skills of occupational therapists and support staff: A comparison

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 195-202

  Doumanov, Paula ^a   Rugg, Sue ^b  

^a Worthing Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b St Loye's School of Health Studies   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Community rehabilitation; Skill mix

Indexed keywords

EID: 71749092067     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/bjtr.2003.10.5.13543     Document Type: Article

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