The psychological and physical health of police officers retired recently from the Royal Ulster Constabulary

Irish Journal of Psychology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 1-27

  Patterson, Michael C ^a   Poole, A Desmond ^a   Trew, Karen J ^b   Harkin, Nicola ^a  

^a Police Rehab and Retraining Trust

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0035780223     PISSN: 03033910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03033910.2001.10558260     Document Type: Article

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