Correlates of attitudes toward homosexuality and intention to care for homosexual people among psychiatric nurses in southern Taiwan

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 390-397

  Hou, Shu Ying ^a   Pan, Shung Mei ^a   Ko, Nai Ying ^b   Liu, Hsiu Chin ^c   Wu, Shu Jung ^c   Yang, Wen Chiung ^d   Yang, Hsing Hu ^d   Shieh, Shiu Fen ^e   Chuang, Li Yu ^f   Yen, Cheng Fang ^a,f  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d TIAN SHENG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e KAOHSIUNG ARMED FORCES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^f KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Attitude; Homosexuality; Intention to care; Psychiatric nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE ATTITUDE; OCCUPATION; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 33748806054     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70328-6     Document Type: Article

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