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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 31, 2019 - Issue 7-8: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Doctors and Medical Students
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Original Research

Wellbeing and mental health amongst medical students from Hong Kong

Steven W. H. ChauDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HKSAR;
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Thomas LewisGeneral Adult Psychiatry, Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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Roger NgHong Kong College of Psychiatrists, Hong Kong, HKSAR; ;Department of Psychiatry, Hong Kong University and Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HKSAR;
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Julie Y. ChenLKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HKSAR;
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Sarah Marie FarrellNuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, John Radcliffe Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; ;Oxford University Clinical Academic Graduate School (OUCAGs), University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;
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Andrew MolodynskiGeneral Adult Psychiatry, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK; ;Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;
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Dinesh BhugraInstitute of Psychiatry, King’s College London, London, UK
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Pages 626-629 | Received 28 Sep 2019, Accepted 07 Oct 2019, Published online: 05 Nov 2019

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