Challenges associated with the study of resilience to trauma in Holocaust survivors

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 347-358

  Ayalon, Liat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 22944477077     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325020590956774     Document Type: Article

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