Satisfaction trends in undergraduate physiotherapy education

Physiotherapy

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-185

  Ansari, Walid El ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributes; Demographic and academic influences; Higher education; Physiotherapy; Student satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHING; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0037344857     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-9406(05)61033-4     Document Type: Article

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