Occupational therapists' capacity-building needs related to older driver screening, assessment, and intervention: A canadawide survey

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 316-324

  Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a,b   Menon, Anita ^c   Von Zweck, Claudia ^d   Van Benthem, Kathy ^e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CENTRE FOR INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH IN REHABILITATION OF GREATER MONTREAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists   (Canada)

^e Standards Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists   (Canada)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; Capacity building; Continuing; Education; Geriatric assessment; Occupational therapy; Professional competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951562824     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.64.2.316     Document Type: Review

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