Retired people's experience of participation in art classes

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 371-378

  Bedding, Sarah ^a   Sadlo, Gaynor ^b  

^a Ridgeway Partnership   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRIGHTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Art activity; Occupational science; Phenomenology; Retirement

Indexed keywords

EID: 53649087541     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260807100904     Document Type: Article

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