Emotional disorders among medical students in a Malaysian private medical school

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 895-899

  Zaid, Z A ^a   Chan, Sook Ching ^a   Ho, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Emotional disorders; General Health Questionnaire; Medical students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; EMOTIONAL STRESS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SEX RATIO; SIBLING; ADOLESCENT; HEALTH SURVEY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS, MEDICAL; STUDENTS, MEDICAL;

EID: 38449097731     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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