Occupational goals of mothers of children with disabilities: Influence of temporal, social, and emotional contexts

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-261

  Donovan, J Mark ^a   Vanleit, Betsy J ^b   Crowe, Terry K ^b   Keefe, Elizabeth B ^c  

^a NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; EMOTION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HANDICAPPED CHILD; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CHILD; DISABLED CHILDREN; EMOTIONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; NEW MEXICO; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 23844554574     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.59.3.249     Document Type: Article

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