Social work students' perceptions about incompetence in elders

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 153-171

  Kane, Michael N ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ageism; Aging education; Alzheimer's disease; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHICS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL COMPETENCY; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS;

EID: 33750357057     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v47n03_10     Document Type: Article

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