Is there a connection between high educational debt and suicidal ideation among medical students?

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 150, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 285-

  Yoon, John D ^a   Arora, Vineet M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; BURNOUT; EXERCISE TEST; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; LETTER; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MENTAL STRESS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 78650759253     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: 15393704     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-150-4-200902170-00022     Document Type: Letter

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