Changes in the attitudes towards psychiatry among Spanish medical students during training in psychiatry

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 79-87

  Bulbena, Antonio ^a,b   Pailhez, Guillem ^c   Coll, Joaquim ^a,b   Balon, Richard ^d  

^a HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c Centres Assistencials Dr Emili Mira i López ^*  (Spain)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Enrollment; Recruitment; Students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CAREER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDICAL STUDENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANK SUM TEST; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SPAIN; VOCATION;

EID: 21844435519     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S0213-61632005000200002     Document Type: Article

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