A Study of the Factual Knowledge and Common Misperceptions about Aging Held by Health Care Professionals

A Study of the Factual Knowledge and Common Misperceptions about Aging Held by Health Care Professionals

Mail questionnaires were used to explore the knowledge level of 5 health professions (dentists, nurses, activity directors, dental hygienists, & social workers, total N = 194) toward older individuals, analyzing the data with chi square to determine if a relationship existed between demographic...

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Veröffentlicht in:Activities, adaptation, & aging adaptation, & aging, 1993-01, Vol.18 (1), p.37-47
Hauptverfasser: Singleton, Jerome F, Harbison, Joan, Melanson, Pat, Jackson, Gary
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