Exploring the experiences and coping strategies of international medical students

BMC Medical Education

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Malau Aduli, Bunmi S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; TASMANIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959460492     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6920-11-40     Document Type: Article

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