Occupational therapists' descriptions of their work with persons suffering from cognitive impairment following acquired brain injury

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 13-24

  Holmqvist, Kajsa ^a   Kamwendo, Kitty ^a   Ivarsson, Ann Britt ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brain injury; Cognition; Occupational therapy; Qualitative content analysis; Rehabilitation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

EID: 61549101770     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120802123520     Document Type: Article

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