Defining Primary Care: Envisioning the Roles of Occupational Therapy
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Defining primary care: envisioning the roles of occupational therapy.
Lisa A. Lowenthal is an Occupational Therapy Graduate Student, Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT. Primary care is a key theme in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; 2010). But what does the term mean? Is there a difference between primary care and primary health care? Does primary care encompass occupational therapy? What are the possible roles for occupational therapy in prima...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Occupational Therapy
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0272-9490
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.2010.663001