Perceptions towards rural and remote practice: A study of final year occupational therapy students studying in a regional university in Australia

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 293-300

  McAuliffe, Tomomi ^a   Barnett, Fiona ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Career; Curriculum; Occupational therapy student; Perception; Rural and remote practice

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; CAREER CHOICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PRECEPTORSHIP; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LOCATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957132922     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00838.x     Document Type: Article

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