Combat exposure, wartime performance, and long-term adjustment among combatants

Military Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 117-131

  Dekel, Rachel ^a   Solomon, Zahava ^b   Ginzburg, Karni ^b   Neria, Yuval ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

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EID: 0042879727     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327876MP1502_2     Document Type: Article

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