Positive aging and its implications for occupational possibilities in later life

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 188-192

  Rudman, Deborah Laliberte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Discourse analysis; Occupational justice

Indexed keywords

AGING; HEALTH SERVICE; LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; POLICY; REVIEW;

EID: 33745969499     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740607300305     Document Type: Review

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