Reflections on... a disability methodology for the client-centred practice of occupational therapy research

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 365-369

  Hammell, Karen Whalley ^a  

^a Box 515 ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Client centred; Disability; Research

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISABILITY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; DISABLED PERSON; HUMAN; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH;

DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; RESEARCH;

EID: 38749093782     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.07.003     Document Type: Article

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