Changes in health status for persons with wrist or hand impairments receiving occupational therapy or physical therapy.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe changes of health status as perceived by clients with hand or wrist impairments who received rehabilitation in acute, orthopedic outpatient facilities from occupational therapy or physical therapy personnel. METHOD: One thousand three hundred nine...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 55; no. 1; pp. 68 - 75 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Jan/Feb2001
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