Translating knowledge to practice: An occupational therapy perspective

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 373-379

  Metzler, Megan J ^a   Metz, Gerlinde A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Client centred practice; Conceptual foundations; Evidence based practice

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; STANDARD; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

ALBERTA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

EID: 78649465163     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2010.00873.x     Document Type: Article

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