Attitudes towards the older patients with spinal cord injury among registered nurses: A cross-sectional observational study

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 674-680

  Furlan, J C ^a,b   Craven, B C ^b   Ritchie, R ^c   Coukos, L ^b   Fehlings, M G ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ageing; Ageism; Cross sectional study; Elderly; Nurses; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

AGEISM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; REHABILITATION CENTER; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; OBSERVATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 70149095935     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2009.23     Document Type: Article

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