A typology of dental students according to their experience of stress: A qualitative study

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 74, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 95-103

  Dahan, Haissam ^a   Bedos, Christophe ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental students; Educational methodology; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROL; CURRICULUM; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DEPRESSION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE; CANADA; CURRICULUM; DEPRESSION; FACULTY, DENTAL; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77249090300     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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