Perceptions of occupational therapy compared with physiotherapy and nursing among minority ethnic and white Unite Kingdom school and college students: Implications for recruitment

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 75-84

  Greenwood, Nan ^a   Lim, Kee Hean ^b   Bithell, Christine ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; CAREER; CAUCASIAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINORITY GROUP; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROFESSIONAL DELEGATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 14844355217     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260506800204     Document Type: Article

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