Posttraumatic stress symptoms and subclinical cardiovascular disease in police officers

International Journal of Stress Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 541-554

  Violanti, John M ^a   Andrew, Michael E ^b   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^b   Dorn, Joan ^a   Hartley, Tara ^b   Miller, Diane B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Cardiovascular disease; Job stress; Police; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Psychosocial risk factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845316733     PISSN: 10725245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1072-5245.13.4.541     Document Type: Article

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