Influence of an educational intervention on pre-allied health students' attitudes toward older adults

Gerontology and Geriatrics Education

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Moriello, Gabriele R ^a   Smey, Joseph W ^b   Pescatello, Linda S ^b   Murphy, Mary A ^c  

^a Russell Sage College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Allied health students; Attitudes; Geriatrics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; UNITED STATES; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONNECTICUT; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE;

EID: 19444374490     PISSN: 02701960     EISSN: 15453847     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J021v25n03_01     Document Type: Article

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