Will opposites attract? Similarities and differences in students' perceptions of the stereotype profiles of other health and social care professional groups

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 162-181

  Hean, Sarah ^a   Clark, Jill Macleod ^b   Adams, Kim ^b   Humphris, Debra ^b  

^a BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Common learning; Health and social care students; Interprofessional education; Stereotypes; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEADERSHIP; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MIDWIFE; NURSE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SKILL; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORKER; STEREOTYPY; UNIVERSITY;

GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33645880465     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820600646546     Document Type: Article

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