Living in a restricted occupational world: The occupational experiences of stroke survivors who are wheelchair users and their caregivers

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 141-152

  Rudman, Deborah Laliberte ^a   Hebert, Debbie ^b,c   Reid, Denise ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebral vascular accident; Occupation (human); Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; PATIENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; STROKE PATIENT; TASK PERFORMANCE; WHEELCHAIR;

EID: 33745972629     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.05.0014     Document Type: Article

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