Mothers of Children with Disabilities: Occupational Concerns and Solutions

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 54-63

  McGuire, Brianna K ^a   Crowe, Terry K ^c   Law, Mary ^b   VanLeit, Betsy ^c  

^a Reg Munic Halton Child Rsrc S

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Occupational balance; Support group; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERSON ENVIRONMENT OCCUPATION MODEL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL MODEL; TIME; WELLBEING;

EID: 1842528249     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920402400203     Document Type: Article

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