Psychological well-being, health, and stress sources in Turkish dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 77, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1345-1355

  Uraz, Ahu ^a   Tocak, Yasemin Sezgin ^a   Yozgatligil, Ceylan ^b   Cetiner, Sedat ^a   Bal, Belgin ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dental school environment; Dental students; Psychological health; Stress; Student health; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TIME MANAGEMENT; TURKEY; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT; ARTICLE; DENTAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT; DENTAL STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH; STRESS; STUDENT HEALTH; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOLS, DENTAL; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL; TIME MANAGEMENT; TURKEY; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

DENTAL SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT; DENTAL STUDENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH; STRESS; STUDENT HEALTH; TURKEY;

EID: 84886672813     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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