The prevalence and impact of depression among medical students: A nationwide cross-sectional study in South Korea

Academic Medicine

Volumn 85, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1384-1390

  Roh, Myoung Sun ^a   Jeon, Hong Jin ^b   Kim, Hana ^c   Han, Sung Koo ^a   Hahm, Bong Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOUTH KOREA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955322218     PISSN: 10402446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0b013e3181df5e43     Document Type: Article

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