Factors that affect academic performance among pharmacy students

American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education

Volumn 70, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Sansgiry, Sujit S ^a   Bhosle, Monali ^a   Sail, Kavita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic competence; Academic performance; Strategic studying; Test anxiety; Test competence; Time management

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PHARMACY STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; TEST ANXIETY SCALE;

EID: 33750825807     PISSN: 00029459     EISSN: 15536467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5688/aj7005104     Document Type: Article

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