Post-traumatic stress disorder in paediatric patients and their parents: An exploratory study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 539-543

  Landolt, M A ^a   Boehler, U ^b   Schwager, C ^b   Schallberger, U ^b   Nuessli, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Burns; Cancer; Post traumatic stress disorder; Vehicle accidents

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PARENT; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL PATIENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 0032445505     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1998.00303.x     Document Type: Article

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