Prevalence and persistence of depression among undergraduate medical students: A longitudinal study at one UK medical school

BMJ Open

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Quince, Thelma A ^a   Wood, Diana F ^b   Parker, Richard A ^a   Benson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84865135114     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001519     Document Type: Article

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