Establishing a training programme for rehabilitation aides in Haiti: Successes, challenges, and dilemmas

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 656-663

  Bigelow, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Haiti; Rehabilitation aide; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; HAITI; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MANPOWER; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REHABILITATION;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; EMPLOYMENT; HAITI; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROGRAM EVALUATION; REHABILITATION;

EID: 77749295478     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638280903204682     Document Type: Article

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