Stress and its relief among undergraduate dental students in Malaysia

Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 996-1004

  Ahmad, Mas Suryalis ^a   Yusoff, Mohd Mazharul Md ^b   Razak, Ishak Abdul ^c  

^a UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dental students; Stress; Stress reliever; Stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 80054931911     PISSN: 01251562     EISSN: 26975718     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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