Symptoms of PTSD according to individual and work environment characteristics of Korean railroad drivers with experience of person-under-train accidents

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 691-697

  Yum, Byeong Su ^a   Roh, Jae Hoon ^a   Ryu, Jae Chun ^b   Won, Jong Uk ^a   Kim, Chi Nyon ^a   Lee, Jung Eun ^c   Kim, Ki Youn ^d  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

^d Ajou University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

IES; Korean railroad driver; Person under train accident; PTSD

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAILWAY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAILROADS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33750487495     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2006.07.005     Document Type: Article

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