Hungarian medical students' knowledge about and attitudes toward electroconvulsive therapy

Journal of ECT

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 96-99

  Gazdag, Gábor ^a   Kocsis Ficzere, Nárcisz ^b   Tolna, Judit ^b  

^a Szent Laszlo Hospital   (Hungary)

^b SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Attitude; Electroconvulsive therapy; Hungary; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CURRICULUM; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HUNGARY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 20444382776     PISSN: 10950680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.yct.0000165502.06410.d7     Document Type: Review

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