On becoming a practitioner-researcher in remote northern Australia: Personal commitment and resources compensate for structural deterrents to research

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 30, Issue 26, 2008, Pages 1984-1998

  Cusick, Anne ^a   Lannin, Natasha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allied health; Northern Australia; Practitioner research; Research development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTENT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REHABILITATION CARE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; ROLE CHANGE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH; ROLE; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 57749113882     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280701746538     Document Type: Article

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