Attitudes of healthcare students and professionals toward patients with physical disability: A systematic review

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 533-545

  Satchidanand, Nikhil ^a   Gunukula, Sameer K ^a   Lam, Wai Yim ^a   McGuigan, Denise ^a   New, Isaiah ^a   Symons, Andrew B ^a   Withiam Leitch, Matthew ^a   Akl, Elie A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Healthcare Delivery; Medical Education; Patients With Disabilities

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABILITY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; STUDENTS, HEALTH OCCUPATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861449269     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e3182555ea4     Document Type: Review

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