Is reporting race and ethnicity essential to occupational therapy evidence?

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 115-119

  Breland, Hazel L ^a   Ellis, Charles ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continental population groups; Ethnic groups; Evidence based practice; Health status disparities; Occupational therapy; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860172137     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2012.002246     Document Type: Review

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