The Casson Memorial Lecture 2007: Diversity amongst occupational therapists - Rhetoric or reality?

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 276-283

  Taylor, M Clare ^a  

^a Institute for Clean Growth and Future Mobility   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversity; Equal opportunities; Equality; Widening participation

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; DISABILITY; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; LAW; MEDICAL PROFESSION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY STUDENT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 34547687816     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260707000702     Document Type: Article

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