The attitude of medical students to psychiatric patients and their disorders and the influence of psychiatric study placements in bringing about changes in attitude

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 204-212

  Aker, Servet ^a,b   Aker, Arzu Alptekin ^a   Boke, Omer ^a   Dundar, Cihad ^a   Sahin, Ahmet Rifat ^a   Peksen, Yildiz ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 36549079545     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
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