Attitudes toward the elderly with CNS trauma: A cross-sectional study of neuroscientists, clinicians, and allied-health professionals

Journal of Neurotrauma

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 209-225

  Furlan, Julio C ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageism; Aging; Cross sectional study; Elderly

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; NEUROSCIENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCIENTIST; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BRAIN INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSCIENCES; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 60749096378     PISSN: 08977151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/neu.2008.0663     Document Type: Article

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