National survey of Canadian occupational therapists' assessment and treatment of cognitive impairment post-stroke

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 241-250

  Korner Bitensky, Nicol ^a   Barrett Bernstein, Sheila ^a   Bibas, Gabrielle ^a   Poulin, Valérie ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assessment; Best practice; Cognition; Intervention; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; STROKE; TIME;

ADULT; BENCHMARKING; CANADA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STROKE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79960565502     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00943.x     Document Type: Article

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