Occupational balance: Exploring the relationships among daily occupations and their influence on well-being

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 202-209

  Backman, Catherine L ^a,b  

^a ARTHRITIS RESEARCH CENTRE OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Occupation; Theory practice relationship

Indexed keywords

COMPETENCE; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; JOB PERFORMANCE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; WELLBEING;

EID: 5644235563     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000841740407100404     Document Type: Conference Paper

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