Is the Australian paramedic discipline a full profession?

Journal of Emergency Primary Health Care

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-

  Williams, Brett ^a   Onsman, Andrys ^a   Brown, Ted ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Education; Higher; Paramedic; Profession; Professionalisation; Professionalism; Registration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONVENIENCE SAMPLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEW ZEALAND; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMEDICAL DISCIPLINES; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PARAMEDICAL PROFESSION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROFESSIONALISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTRATION; SELF REPORT; SEX RATIO;

EID: 77953630088     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14474999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33151/ajp.8.1.113     Document Type: Article

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