Knowledge of aging and attitudes toward older people: A survey of Australian podiatric medical students

Journal of the American Podiatric Medical Association

Volumn 93, Issue 1-6, 2003, Pages 11-17

  Menz, Hylton B ^a,c   Stewart, Francis A ^a   Oates, Matthew J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PERCEPTION; PODIATRY; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PODIATRY; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 0037264826     PISSN: 87507315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7547/87507315-93-1-11     Document Type: Article

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