Culture, cultural competency and psychosocial occupational therapy: A middle easthern perspective

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 409-413

  Awaad, Terri ^a  

^a TAWAM HOSPITAL   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPETENCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY LIFE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE EAST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0141794261     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260306600905     Document Type: Review

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