One body, three hands and two minds: A case study of the intertwined occupations of an older couple after a stroke

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 194-202

  van Nes, Fenna ^a   Runge, Ulla ^b   Jonsson, Hans ^c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Hogeschool van Amsterdam ^*  (Denmark)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Co occupation; Interdependence; Narrative methods; Older people; Social system

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350266368     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2009.9686662     Document Type: Article

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