Presentation of recent torture survivors to a family practice center

Journal of Family Practice

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 209-212

  Gavagan, Thomas ^a   Martinez, Antonio ^a,b  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b Inst Survivors Hum Rights Abuses   (United States)

Author keywords

human rights; refugees; Torture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BATTERING; CASE REPORT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INSOMNIA; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SOCIAL ASPECT; TORTURE; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CHICAGO; CULTURE; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GUATEMALA; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MALE; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; REFUGEES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TORTURE;

EID: 0031038141     PISSN: 00943509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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