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Perceptions of health-care professionals' treatment of older people.
- Source :
- Australasian Journal on Ageing; Jun2017, Vol. 36 Issue 2, p102-106, 5p
- Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- The article reports on societal perceptions of ageist attitudes of health professionals in Australia. There is a common perception that older people in health systems often face covert ageism which is largely due to the language of health-care professionals. The perceptions of older people by others is said to be a social construct.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14406381
- Volume :
- 36
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Australasian Journal on Ageing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123692835
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12437