Survey of occupational therapy students' attitudes towards sexual issues in clinical practice

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-106

  Jones, Mairwen K ^a   Weerakoon, Patricia ^a   Pynor, Rosemary A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy students' sexual discomfort; Sexual discomfort questionnaire; Sexual education for health professionals

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; STUDENT; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; STUDENTS;

EID: 20444485727     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.18     Document Type: Article

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