Partnering for Change: An innovative school-based occupational therapy service delivery model for children with developmental coordination disorder

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 41-50

  Missiuna, Cheryl A ^a   Pollock, Nancy A ^a   Levac, Danielle E ^a   Campbell, Wenonah N ^d   Whalen, Sandra D Sahagian ^d   Bennett, Sheila M ^b   Hecimovich, Catherine A ^c   Gaines, B Robin ^a   Cairney, John ^a   Russell, Dianne J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Central West Community Care Access Centre   (Canada)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

DCD; Health care delivery; Knowledge translation; Occupational therapy; Pediatric; Schools

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARENT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNIVERSITY;

CAPACITY BUILDING; CHILD; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FACULTY; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARENTS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84857316306     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2012.79.1.6     Document Type: Article

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