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Publication Date: 1998
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The Forgotten World on Campus: Acculturation and Health Issues of International Students.
Sharif, Behjat A.
Health Educator, v30 n1 p11-18 Fall 1998
Surveyed international college students regarding their health conditions and student-health-center utilization motives and patterns. Significant gender differences existed in perceptions of health status and health behaviors. Many students had sleep-related problems. Language barriers was the main problem in making educational and sociocultural adjustment. Self-treatment of health problems was prevalent. Many students were unaware of campus health services. (SM)
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