Occupational Therapy in Oman: The Impact of Cultural Dissonance

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 154-164

  Al Busaidy, Najat Saif Mohammed ^a   Borthwick, Alan ^b  

^a Armed Forces Hospital   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cultural dissonance; Occupational therapy theory; Oman

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OMAN;

CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OMAN;

EID: 84865750668     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: 15570703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.1332     Document Type: Article

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