Living with cancer: Impact of expressive arts

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 65-86

  Haltiwanger, Emily ^a   Rojo, Raquel ^b   Funk, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^b Mentis Neuro Rehabilitation   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Expressive arts; Occupational identity; Support group

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951846022     PISSN: 0164212X     EISSN: 15413101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0164212X.2011.543965     Document Type: Article

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