Perceptions of an ideal career versus perceptions of six health careers

Journal of Allied Health

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-14

  Palumbo, Mary Val ^a,e   Rambur, Betty ^b   McIntosh, Barbara ^c   Naud, Shelly ^d  

^a Planning Department of Health and Ageing   (Australia)

^b College of Nursing and Health Sciences ^*

^c School of Business Administration   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^e University of Vermont   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PROFESSION; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREER CHOICE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 41349112305     PISSN: 00907421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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