Gendered service delivery: A masculine and feminine perspective on staff gender

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 341-351

  Wilson, Nathan J ^a   Stancliffe, Roger J ^a   Parmenter, Trevor R ^a   Shuttleworth, Russell P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 80053953128     PISSN: 19349556     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1934-9556-49.5.341     Document Type: Article

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