Psychometric comparison of students in medicine and other faculties: Social factors and psychologic symptoms

Journal of Biological Regulators and Homeostatic Agents

Volumn 20, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 73-79

  Bellino, S ^a   Fulcheri, M ^b   Zizza, M ^a   Paradiso, E ^a   Conti, C M ^b   Doyle, R ^c   Bogetto, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Medical students; Personality; Psychiatric symptoms; University faculties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FATHER; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; ITALY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NARCISSISM; PERSONALITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL STATUS; SYMPTOM CHECKLIST 90; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; PERSONALITY DISORDER; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

FACULTY; HUMANS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; STUDENTS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 39449138027     PISSN: 0393974X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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