Risk factors for psychological and physical health problems after a man-made disaster: Prospective study

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 189, Issue AUG., 2006, Pages 144-149

  Dirkzwager, Anja J E ^a   Grievink, Linda ^b   Van Der Velden, Peter G ^c   Yzermans, C Joris ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^c Institute for Psychotrauma   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL DISEASE; MORBIDITY; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PHYSICAL DISEASE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPLOSIONS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33747188714     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.105.017855     Document Type: Article

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