The perception of good death among human service students in South Korea: A Q-methodological approach

Death Studies

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 870-890

  Lee, Hyun Ji ^a   Jo, Kae Hwa ^a   Chee, Kyong Hee ^b   Lee, Yun Ju ^a  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEATH; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CULTURE; DEATH; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; PERCEPTION; Q-SORT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 53349099476     PISSN: 07481187     EISSN: 10917683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07481180802359797     Document Type: Article

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