General practitioners' attitudes towards patients with disabilities: The need for training and support

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 27, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1343-1352

  Aulagnier, Marielle ^a,f   Verger, Pierre ^a,b   Ravaud, Jean François ^b,c   Souville, Marc ^b   Lussault, Pierre Yves ^d   Garnier, Jean Pierre ^d   Paraponaris, Alain ^a,b,e  

^a Regional Center for Disease Control   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c Federative Research Institute on Disability (IFR 25)   (France)

^d Federative Research Institute on Disability ^*  (France)

^e Institute of Public Economics   (France)

^f OBSERVATOIRE RÉGIONAL DE LA SANTÉ PROVENCE ALPES CÔTE D AZUR   (France)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Disability; Discomfort; General practitioner; Practices

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 28744441114     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09638280500164107     Document Type: Article

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