Are referrals to occupational therapy for developmental coordination disorder appropriate?
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Are referrals to occupational therapy for developmental coordination disorder appropriate?
AIMS To assess children referred to the Occupational Therapy Service in Gwent with a presumptive diagnosis of developmental coordination disorder (DCD) in order to investigate the appropriateness of their referral. METHODS Non-urgent referrals to the occupational therapy team for children with coordination difficulties in Gwent between June 2001 and February 2002 were studied. RESULTS Eight...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2002.016303