Gender-based barriers for male students in nursing education programs: Prevalence and perceived importance

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 229-236

  O'Lynn, Chad Ellis ^a  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NURSING EDUCATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; MALE NURSE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; EDUCATION, NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES, MALE; PREJUDICE; STUDENTS, NURSING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2942696576     PISSN: 00223158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20040501-08     Document Type: Article

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