The development of moral judgment and organization of ethical knowledge in final year physical therapy students

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 157-166

  Edwards, Ian ^a   Kessel, Gisela van ^a   Jones, Mark ^a   Beckstead, Jason ^b   Swisher, Laura Lee ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept maps; Education; Ethical reasoning; Ethics; Physical therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890433516     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743288X12Y.0000000001     Document Type: Article

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