Attitudes toward people with disabilities: A comparison between health care professionals and students

International Journal of Rehabilitation Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-160

  Au, King Wai ^a   Man, David W K ^b  

^a Caritas Lok Yin Day Activity Centre   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitude; Comparison; Disability; Professional; Students

Indexed keywords

HANDICAPPED PERSONS; HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; STUDENTS;

ATTITUDE; COMPARISON; DISABILITY; PROFESSIONAL;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DISABILITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; PHYSIOTHERAPIST ATTITUDE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; REHABILITATION CARE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL WORK STUDENT; SOCIAL WORKER; SOCIAL WORKER ATTITUDE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 33748180143     PISSN: 03425282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mrr.0000210048.09668.ab     Document Type: Article

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