Satisfaction with life and depression among medical students in Auckland, New Zealand

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 1341, 2011, Pages

  Samaranayake, Chinthaka B ^a   Fernando, Antonio T ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; NEW ZEALAND; RATING SCALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 80052248059     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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