Nursing Students' Self-Attributions of Skill, Comfort, and Approach When Imagining Themselves Caring for Persons with Physical Impairments Due to Developmental Disability

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 361-371

  Robey, Kenneth L ^a   Gwiazda, Janet ^a   Morse, Joyce ^a  

^a Matheny Medical and Educational Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disabilities; Nursing; Self attributions

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035605022     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012233428850     Document Type: Article

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