Attitudes of medical students to psychiatry at a Nigerian Medical School

Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 72-77

  Issa, B A ^a   Adegunloye, O A ^a   Yussuf, A D ^a   Oyewole, O A ^b   Fatoye, F O ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

^b LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Education, medical, undergraduate; Psychiatry; Students, medical

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; JOB SATISFACTION; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; NIGERIA; PSYCHIATRIST; PSYCHIATRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT ATTITUDE; TEACHING;

EID: 67249152338     PISSN: 10262121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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