Governing the Majority World? Critical reflections on the role of occupation technology in international contexts

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 239-248

  Molke, Daniel K ^a   Rudman, Debbie Laliberte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Foucault; International development; Justice; Occupational being; Power

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL JUSTICE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 67651151637     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2008.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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