A grounded theory of intuition among occupational therapists in mental health practice

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 300-308

  Chaffey, Lisa ^a   Unsworth, Carolyn ^b   Fossey, Ellie ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical reasoning; Expertise; Intuition; Mental health practice; Occupational therapy practice; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955584717     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802210X12759925544308     Document Type: Article

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