Health status and mortality in holocaust survivors living in Jerusalem 40-50 years later

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-411

  Collins, Chen ^a   Burazeri, Genc ^b   Gofin, Jaime ^b   Kark, Jeremy D ^b  

^a Jerusalem District Health Office   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Community study; Emotional health; Health status; Holocaust; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRIME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; ISRAEL; JEW; MALE; MORTALITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SURVIVAL; EMOTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; SURVIVOR;

AGED; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOLOCAUST; HUMANS; ISRAEL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; SURVIVORS;

EID: 14544292126     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOTS.0000048953.27980.18     Document Type: Article

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