Occupational therapy's role in preventing acute readmissions.

Am J Occup Ther

Marla R. Robinson, MSc, OTR/L, BCPR, is Assistant Director, Inpatient Therapy Services, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago.

Published: January 2015

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