Somatization and terrorism

Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 143-155

  North, Carol S ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioterrorism; Diagnostic validation; Disasters; Medically unexplained complaints; Somatization; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISASTER; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; REVIEW; SOMATIZATION; TERRORISM;

EID: 18044364657     PISSN: 10926771     EISSN: 1545083X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J146v09n01_17     Document Type: Article

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