Long-term mental health effects of the Chernobyl disaster: An epidemiologic survey in two former Soviet regions

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 1605-1607

  Havenaar, Johan M ^a   Rumyantzeva, Galina M ^b   Van den Brink, Wim ^b   Poelijoe, Nico W ^b   Van den Bout, Jan ^b   Van Engeland, Herman ^b   Koeter, Maarten W J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHERNOBYL ACCIDENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; USSR;

EID: 0030844193     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.11.1605     Document Type: Article

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