Substance use among medical students: A literature review 1988-2013

Actas Espanolas de Psiquiatria

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 109-121

  Roncero, Carlos ^a,b   Egido, Angel ^a   Rodríguez Cintas, Laia ^a   Pérez Pazos, Jesús ^a   Collazos, Francisco ^a,b   Casas, Miguel ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Addiction; Alcohol; Medical students; Sedatives; Substance abuse; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STUDENT; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTOR;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84942326682     PISSN: 11399287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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