PREVALENCE and factors associated with stress among secondary school teachers in Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1359-1370

  Hadi, Azlihanis Abdul ^a   Naing, Nyi Nyi ^b,c   Daud, Aziah ^a   Nordin, Rusli ^a,c   Sulong, Mohd Rahim ^a  

^a School of Medical Sciences

^b SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

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EID: 76749083815     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
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