The role of personality factors in predicting the reported physical health symptoms of Turkish college students

Adolescence

Volumn 40, Issue 159, 2005, Pages 559-572

  Üstündaǧ Budak, Meltem ^a   Mocan Aydin, Gül ^a  

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Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERSONALITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; STUDENTS; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 27744555250     PISSN: 00018449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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