Evaluating the Community Dependency Index in a social services context

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 281-286

  Stubbs, Rachel ^a   Atwal, Anita ^b   McKay, Elizabeth ^c  

^a Brunel University ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Community dependency index; Occupational therapists; Outcome measure; Social services

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892429724     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.6.13334     Document Type: Article

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