Outcome analysis of work-hardening programs.
The competitive marketplace and the demand for accountability by health care payers are strongly influencing the need for work hardening programs to participate in program evaluation and produce outcome data. This study compiled program performance data on 22 work programs in Wisconsin over an 11-mo...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 47; no. 7; pp. 595 - 604 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Jul1993
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