Attitudes of Flemish physiotherapy students towards mental health and psychiatry

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 44-51

  Probst, Michel ^a   Peuskens, Jos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Attitudes of health personnel; Mental health; Physiotherapy education; Psychiatry; Students

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT ATTITUDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BELGIUM; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PSYCHIATRY; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449122309     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.08.006     Document Type: Article

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