Articulating an Occupational Perspective
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Articulating an Occupational Perspective Janet Njelesani PhD (ABD), OT Reg. (Ont.) a , Anna Tang OT Reg. (Ont.) a , Hans Jonsson PhD, Reg. OT b & Helene Polatajko PhD, OT Reg. (Ont.), OT(C), FCAOT, FCAHS c a Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada b Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Division of Occupational Therapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden c Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Graduate Department of Rehabilitation Science, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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