Attitudes of healthcare students on gross anatomy laboratory sessions

Anatomical Sciences Education

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 273-279

  Kawashiro, Yukiko ^a,c   Anahara, Reiko ^b   Kohno, Toshihiko ^b   Mori, Chisato ^a   Matsuno, Yoshiharu ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b RYOTOKUJI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c CHIBA PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cadavers; Gross anatomy laboratories; Human dignity; Physical therapy education; Physical therapy students; Professionalism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CADAVER; CURRICULUM; DATA COLLECTION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, UNDERGRADUATE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONHOOD; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649134660     PISSN: 19359772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ase.116     Document Type: Article

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