Psychological stress in medical students: A comparison of two very different university courses

Stress Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 179-184

  Guthrie, E A ^a   Black, D ^a   Shaw, C M ^a   Hamilton, J ^a   Creed, F H ^a   Tomenson, B ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Medical students; Psychological stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURNOUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0030762152     PISSN: 07488386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1700(199707)13:3<179::AID-SMI740>3.0.CO;2-E     Document Type: Article

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