Directionality of the association between social support and posttraumatic stress disorder: A longitudinal investigation

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2980-2992

  King, Daniel W ^a,b   Taft, Casey ^a   King, Lynda A ^a   Hammond, Charity ^b   Stone, Erika R ^b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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EID: 33744493240     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0021-9029.2006.00138.x     Document Type: Article

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