Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Today: A Survey and Some Reflections

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 9-15

  Brintnell, E Sharon ^a   Haglund, Lena ^a   Larsson, Åsa ^a   Piergrossi, Julie ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Atlas project; global perspective, WHO; professional status

Indexed keywords

EID: 34047239313     PISSN: 14473828     EISSN: 20566077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/otb.2005.52.1.003     Document Type: Article

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