Personal injury compensation: No claim without pain?

Psychiatric Bulletin

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 373-375

  Alexander, David A ^a,b   Badial, Raj ^b   Klein, Susan ^c  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL CORNHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Aberdeen Centre for Trauma Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH INSURANCE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE; TRADE UNION; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIDEORECORDING; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

EID: 33750182428     PISSN: 09556036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/pb.30.10.373     Document Type: Article

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