Medical Students' Academic Distress, Coping, and Achievement Strategies during the Preclinical Years

Teaching and Learning in Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 125-134

  Niemi, Päivi M ^a   Vainiomäki, Paula T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b NONE

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EID: 0345916309     PISSN: 10401334     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15328015TL110302     Document Type: Article

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