The affect of gender on caregiving: A study of male nurses

Journal of Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-81

  Lee, Li Chun ^a,b,c   Chen, Chung Hey ^b,d   Yang, Yu O ^b  

^a I SHOU UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caring; Gender; Male nurses; Male nursing students

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE NURSE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

CAREGIVERS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSES, MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 77649245007     PISSN: 0047262X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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