Life history as a tool for understanding occupation, identity and context

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 108-114

  Wiseman, Leah Maree ^a   Whiteford, Gail ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Identity; Life history; Meaning; Occupational narratives

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547585111     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2007.9686591     Document Type: Article

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