The lived experience of memory impairment in daily occupation after acquired brain injury

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 84-94

  Erikson, Anette ^a   Karlsson, Gunnar ^b   Borell, Lena ^a   Tham, Kerstin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Memory impairment; Phenomenology; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CASE REPORT; CHAOTIC DYNAMICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE;

EID: 34547165909     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920702700302     Document Type: Article

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