Prevalence and sources of stress among Universiti Sains Malaysia medical students

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Yusoff, Muhamad Saiful Bahri ^a   Abdul Rahim, Ahmad Faud ^a   Yaacob, Mohd Jamil ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Medical sciences; Medical students; Mental health; Stress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDICAL STUDENT STRESSOR QUESTIONNAIRE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL STRESS; STRESS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77953175272     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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