Health-related barriers to learning among graduate students

Health Education

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 425-445

  Kernan, William ^a,b   Bogart, Jane ^b,c   Wheat, Mary E ^c,d  

^a WILLIAM PATERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

^d NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Learning; Mental health; Stress; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052594387     PISSN: 09654283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09654281111161248     Document Type: Article

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