Posttraumatic stress reactions in children and adolescents one year after the 1999 Taiwan chi-chi earthquake

Journal of the Chinese Institute of Engineers, Transactions of the Chinese Institute of Engineers,Series A/Chung-kuo Kung Ch'eng Hsuch K'an

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 597-608

  Chen, Sue Huei ^a   Lin, Yi Hui ^a   Tseng, Hsu Min ^b   Wu, Yin Chang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chi Chi Earthquake; Children and adolescents; Exposure effect; Posttraumatic stress reaction

Indexed keywords

DISASTERS; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATHOLOGY; SAMPLING;

EPICENTER;

EARTHQUAKE EFFECTS;

EID: 0036754749     PISSN: 02533839     EISSN: 21587299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02533839.2002.9670734     Document Type: Article

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