An exploration of choir singing: Achieving wholeness through challenge

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 173-180

  Tonneijck, Hetty I M ^a   Kinébanian, Astrid ^b   Josephsson, Staffan ^c,d  

^a AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b European Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy   (Netherlands)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Choir singing; Leisure; Occupation; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 55049111793     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2008.9686627     Document Type: Article

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