Value of life stories in occupation-based research

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 86-91

  Wicks, Alison ^a   Whiteford, Gail ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Life stories; Occupation; Occupation based research; Occupation focused practice; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; LIFE HISTORY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0038082262     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1630.2003.00357.x     Document Type: Review

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