A systematic review of stress in dental students

Journal of Dental Education

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 226-242

  Elani, Hawazin W ^a   Allison, Paul J ^a   Kumar, Ritu A ^a   Mancini, Laura ^a   Lambrou, Angella ^a   Bedos, Christophe ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dental education; Dental students; Stress; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENT; DENTAL STUDENTS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DENTAL EDUCATION; DENTAL STUDENTS; STRESS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DATA MINING; EDUCATION, DENTAL; HUMANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, DENTAL;

EID: 84893822585     PISSN: 00220337     EISSN: 19307837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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