Adapting to widowhood through meaningful occupations: A case study

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 54-62

  McIntyre, Georgia ^a   Howie, Linsey ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Daily occupations; Occupational adaptation; Occupations; Older women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; DEATH; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GERONTOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PUBLISHING; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WIDOW;

EID: 0036087501     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/110381202320000034     Document Type: Article

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