Depression, anxiety and substance use in medical students in the Republic of Macedonia

Bratislava Medical Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 568-572

  Mancevska, S ^a   Bozinovska, L ^a   Tecce, J ^b   Pluncevik Gligoroska, J ^a   Sivevska Smilevska, E ^a  

^a SS CYRIL AND METHODIUS UNIVERSITY OF SKOPJE   (Macedonia)

^b BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Medical students; Substance use

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACEDONIA (REPUBLIC); MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62549093085     PISSN: 00069248     EISSN: 13360345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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