Do medical students in Hong Kong have enough sleep?

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 226-230

  Huen, Lok Lam E ^a   Chan, Tze Wai G ^a   Yu, Wai Man M ^a   Wing, Yun Kwok ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Education; Medical students; Sleep deprivation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; NIGHT SLEEP; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL STRESS; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547109612     PISSN: 14469235     EISSN: 14798425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-8425.2007.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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