Assessment of combat-related stress and physical symptoms of Gulf War veterans: Criterion validity of selected hand test variables

Journal of Personality Assessment

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-162

  Hilsenroth, Mark ^a   Arsenault, Linda ^b,c   Sloan, Patrick ^b,c  

^a ADELPHI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b James H Quillen VA Medical Center   (United States)

^c East Tennessee State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HAND TEST; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SOLDIER; SYMPTOM; WAR;

EID: 16344394399     PISSN: 00223891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa8402_05     Document Type: Article

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