An autoethnographic exploration of an occupation: Doing a PhD

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 176-184

  Taylor, Jackie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Occupation; Postgraduate studies; Research methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 45149107747     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260807100502     Document Type: Article

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