Psychological well-being of interns in Hong Kong: What causes them stress and what helps them

Medical Teacher

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Lam, T P ^a   Wong, J G W S ^a   Ip, Mary S M ^a   Lam, K F ^a   Pang, S L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKLOAD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANXIETY; DATA COLLECTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949367335     PISSN: 0142159X     EISSN: 1466187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01421590903449894     Document Type: Article

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