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Research Article

Characteristics of Meaningful Occupations from the Perspective of Mentally Ill People

Berit Hvalsøe School of Occupational Therapy Naestved
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Staffan Josephsson Division of Occupational Therapy, Department of NEUROTEC Karolinska Institutet Stockholm
Pages 61-71 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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