Enabling occupational performance: Optimal experiences in therapy

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 14-22

  Rebeiro, Karen L ^a   Polgar, Jan Miller ^b  

^a Netwk N: Comm Mental Hlth Grp   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Literature review; Occupational performance; Personal satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PERFORMANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; STRESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0032979493     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841749906600102     Document Type: Article

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