Seeing white: A critical exploration of occupational therapy with indigenous Australian people

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 237-255

  Nelson, Alison ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Critical race theory; Indigenous Australian; Kawa model

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL SAFETY; DATA ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RACISM; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; THEORY; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES, INDIGENOUS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 37349001284     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.236     Document Type: Article

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