Stress and the higher education student: A critical review of the literature

Journal of Further and Higher Education

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 107-117

  Robotham, David ^a   Julian, Claire ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Stress; Students; University; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250876330     PISSN: 0309877X     EISSN: 14699486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03098770600617513     Document Type: Article

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