‘Coming out’ and its impact on women's occupational behaviour ‐ a discussion paper

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 68-74

  Birkholtz, Marietta ^a   Blair, Sheena E E ^b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Art Therapy ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lesbian women; Life transitions; Occupational behaviour

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008815023     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.1999.9686453     Document Type: Article

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