Cultural awareness in occupational therapy: The Chinese example

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 386-389

  Hopton, Katherine ^a   Stoneley, Helen ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DERBY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CHINESE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHILOSOPHY OF MEDICINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PUBLIC OPINION; RELIGION; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

EID: 33748338518     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606900807     Document Type: Article

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