A comparison of acute and long-term health-care personnel's attitudes towards older adults

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 273-279

  Gallagher, Stephen ^a   Bennett, Kate M ^b   Halford, Jason CG ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute; Attitudes; Health care personnel; Long term; Older adults.

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTITUDE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE;

EID: 33750575953     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2006.00582.x     Document Type: Article

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