Children's work: The less-considered childhood occupation

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 369-379

  Larson, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; CHILD HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; JOB PERFORMANCE; MANUAL LABOR; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCINFO; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SALARY; SAMPLE SIZE;

EID: 4544354316     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.58.4.369     Document Type: Review

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