Assessing impact of disability awareness training using the attitudes towards disabled persons scale (ATDP - Form 0)

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 319-323

  Timms, M ^a   McHugh, S ^b   O'Carroll, A ^b   James, T ^b  

^a Psychological Services   (Ireland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disability awareness training; Ireland

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

DISABILITY AWARENESS TRAINING;

HANDICAPPED PERSONS;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; TRAINING;

EID: 0031239849     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004356-199709000-00008     Document Type: Article

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