Depression among undergraduate medical students

Kathmandu University Medical Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 39, 2012, Pages 56-59

  Basnet, Bibhusan ^a   Jaiswal, M ^a   Adhikari, B ^a   Shyangwa, P M ^a  

^a B P KOIRALA INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Depression; Medical students; Zung depression scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INCIDENCE; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL STUDENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRESS; UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT;

EID: 84875998123     PISSN: 18122027     EISSN: 18122078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3126/kumj.v10i3.8021     Document Type: Article

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