Mental distress in medical students of Addis Ababa University

Ethiopian Medical Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 159-166

  Alem, Atalay ^a   Araya, Mesfin ^a   Melaku, Zenebe ^a   Wendimagegn, Dawit ^a   Abdulahi, Abdulreshid ^a  

^a TIKUR ANBESSA HOSPITAL   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 33644877647     PISSN: 00141755     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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