Current provision of rheumatology education for undergraduate nursing, occupational therapy and physiotherapy students in the UK

Rheumatology

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 868-873

  Almeida, C ^a   Clarke, B ^b   O'Brien, A ^c   Hammond, A ^d   Ryan, S ^e   Kay, L ^f   Hewlett, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^e HAYWOOD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Health professionals; Nursing; Occupational therapy; Physiotherapy; Rheumatology; Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NURSING EDUCATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EDUCATION; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SYMPTOM; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALLIED HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); RHEUMATOLOGY; TEACHING;

EID: 33745585346     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kel008     Document Type: Article

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