Habilitative services: an essential health benefit and an opportunity for occupational therapy practitioners and consumers.
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Daniel Brown, JD, is Senior State Policy Analyst, American Occupational Therapy Association, 4720 Montgomery Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814; dbrown@aota. org Brown, D. (2014). Health Policy Perspectives—Habilitative services: An essential health benefit and an opportunity for occupational therapy practitioners and consumers. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68, 130–138. http:// dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2014.682001
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
دوره 68 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014