Standing secure amidst a falling world? Practitioner understandings of old age in responses to a case vignette

Journal of Interprofessional Care

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 335-349

  Richards, Sally ^a   Donovan, Sheila ^b   Victor, Christina ^a   Ross, Fiona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Interprofessional practice; Old age; Older people; Practice knowledge; Professional education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DATA ANALYSIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SENESCENCE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS; KNEE JOINT; MOBILITY LIMITATION; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 34548453005     PISSN: 13561820     EISSN: 14699567     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13561820701289352     Document Type: Article

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