Does age at entry have an impact on academic performance in occupational therapy education?

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 439-446

  Shanahan, Margaret M ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 7244234289     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260406701004     Document Type: Article

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