Mental Health and the PhD: Insights and Implications for Political Science

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Mental Health and the PhD : Insights and Implications for Political Science. / Almasri, Nasir; Read, Blair; Vandeweerdt, Clara.

In: PS - Political Science and Politics, Vol. 55, No. 2, 2022, p. 347-353.

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Harvard

Almasri, N, Read, B & Vandeweerdt, C 2022, 'Mental Health and the PhD: Insights and Implications for Political Science', PS - Political Science and Politics, vol. 55, no. 2, pp. 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096521001396

APA

Almasri, N., Read, B., & Vandeweerdt, C. (2022). Mental Health and the PhD: Insights and Implications for Political Science. PS - Political Science and Politics, 55(2), 347-353. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096521001396

Vancouver

Almasri N, Read B, Vandeweerdt C. Mental Health and the PhD: Insights and Implications for Political Science. PS - Political Science and Politics. 2022;55(2):347-353. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049096521001396

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Almasri, Nasir ; Read, Blair ; Vandeweerdt, Clara. / Mental Health and the PhD : Insights and Implications for Political Science. In: PS - Political Science and Politics. 2022 ; Vol. 55, No. 2. pp. 347-353.

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