Occupational therapy and participatory research: A partnership worth pursuing

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 77-87

  Letts, Lori ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Community occupational therapy; Consumer participation; Qualitative method

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY; COMMUNITY CARE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION; SCIENCE; SENESCENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT; THEORETICAL STUDY; UNIVERSITY; WELLBEING; WORKPLACE; AGED; CANADA; CONSUMER;

AGED; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ONTARIO; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 0037267856     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.57.1.77     Document Type: Article

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