Occupational therapy for care home residents with stroke: What is routine national practice?

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 265-273

  Fletcher Smith, Joanna ^a   Drummond, Avril ^a   Sackley, Catherine ^b   Moody, Amy ^c   Walker, Marion ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care homes; Occupational therapists; Practice; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901310323     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802214X13990455043601     Document Type: Article

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