Health equity, Aboriginal peoples and occupational therapy

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 70-76

  Jull, Janet E G ^a   Giles, Audrey R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal peoples; Cultural safety; Culture; Health professions

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; CANADA; ESKIMO; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

CANADA; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INUITS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84859604486     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.2012.79.2.2     Document Type: Article

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