Spirituality and disability: An analysis of select themes

Occupational Therapy in Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 57-83

  Schulz, Emily K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Actions; Connectedness; Disability; Narratives; Reflections; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 14644421636     PISSN: 07380577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J003v18n04_05     Document Type: Article

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