Occupational therapy in palliative care: Is it under-utilised in Western Australia?

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 301-309

  Halkett, Georgia K B ^a,b   Ciccarelli, Marina ^a,b   Keesing, Sharon ^a,b   Aoun, Samar ^a,b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers; Occupational therapy; Palliative care; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANPOWER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957115658     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00843.x     Document Type: Article

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