Occupational therapy discharge assessment of elderly patients from acute care hospitals

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-43

  Crennan, Miriam ^a   Macrae, Anne ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Discharge assessment; Elderly patients; Occupational therapists

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950148200     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02703180903381060     Document Type: Article

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