Exposure to violence and posttraumatic stress symptomatology among abortion clinic workers

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 227-242

  Fitzpatrick, Kevin M ^a   Wilson, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

PTSD; Stress; Violence exposure; Workplace violence

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; STRESS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VICTIM; VIOLENCE; WITNESS;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0033038129     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024768207850     Document Type: Article

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