Occupation and the rebuilding of civil society: Notes from the war zone

Journal of Occupational Science

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 38-47

  Thibeault, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Civil society; Community based rehabilitation; War zone; Women s rights

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008823560     PISSN: 14427591     EISSN: 21581576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14427591.2002.9686492     Document Type: Article

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