Knowledge and attitudes towards older people: New Zealand students entering health professional degrees

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 25-36

  Stewart, Jenny J ^a   Giles, Lynne ^b   Paterson, Janis E ^a   Butler, Sarnia J ^a  

^a AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ageism; Attitudes; Knowledge of ageing; Nursing; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGEISM; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST ATTITUDE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

EID: 32044450754     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v23n04_02     Document Type: Article

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