Turning evidence into practice: Barriers to research use among occupational therapists

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 175-181

  Samuelsson, Kersti ^a   Wressle, Ewa ^b  

^a Clinical Department of Rehabilitation Medicine   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Clinical practice; Support; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927630002     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0308022615569511     Document Type: Article

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