The health and wellbeing of international students at an Australian university

Higher Education

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-67

  Rosenthal, Doreen Anne ^a   Russell, Jean ^a   Thomson, Garry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

International students; Mental health; Physical health; Risk practices; Sexual health; Substance use; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349127041     PISSN: 00181560     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10734-006-9037-1     Document Type: Article

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