Moral reasoning among physical therapists: Results of the defining issues test

Physiotherapy Research International

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-79

  Swisher, Laura Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Moral judgement; Moral reasoning; Physical therapy; Professional ethics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PHYSIOTHERAPY;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MORAL DEVELOPMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY SPECIALTY;

EID: 77956131794     PISSN: 13582267     EISSN: 15206483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pri.482     Document Type: Article

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