Motivation for continuing involvement in a leisure-based choir: The lived experiences of university choir members

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 187-193

  Jacob, Cynthia ^a   Guptill, Christine ^b   Sumsion, Thelma ^b  

^a Northeast Mental Health Centre   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Choir; Co occupation; Leisure; Music; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350331705     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2009.9686661     Document Type: Article

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