New graduates' experiences of learning to practice occupational therapy

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 69, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 513-524

  Toal Sullivan, Darene ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists   (Canada)

^c NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; LEARNING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENT; PEER GROUP; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SKILL; SUPPORT GROUP; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 33751561750     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260606901105     Document Type: Article

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