Occupational therapy in chronic progressive disorders: enhancing function and modifying disease.
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Ashwini K. Rao, EdD, OTR, FAOTA, is Associate Professor of Rehabilitation and Regenerative Medicine (in the Sergievsky Center) Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY; [email protected] Rao, A. K. (2014). From the Desk of the Associate Editor—Occupational therapy in chronic progressive disorders: Enhancing function and modifying disease. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68, 251–253. http://dx.doi. org/10.5014/ajot.2014.012120
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The American journal of occupational therapy : official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association
دوره 68 3 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014