Post-traumatic stress disorder among the survivors of a bomb blast

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 169-171

  Izhar, Nasir ^a,c   Masood, Khadija ^b   Hussain, Tehmina ^b   Bhatti, Mohammad Riaz ^a  

^a KING EDWARD MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b MAYO HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c Mayo Hospital ^*  (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Prevalence; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISASTER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MORTALITY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURVIVAL; TERRORISM;

EID: 0141670751     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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