Culture and diversity among occupational therapists in Ireland: When the therapist is the 'diverse' one

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 144-151

  Beagan, Brenda L ^a   Chacala, Aneta ^b  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HEALTH SERVICE EXECUTIVE   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cultural diversity; Disability; Ethnicity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860154648     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4276/030802212X13311219571828     Document Type: Article

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