Heart rate as a predictor of posttraumatic stress disorder in children

General Hospital Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 66-68

  Bryant, Richard A ^a   Salmon, Karen ^a   Sinclair, Emma ^a   Davidson, Patricia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute stress disorder; Children; Heart rate; Posttraumatic stress disorder

Indexed keywords

ACUTE STRESS DISORDER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

CHILD; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TACHYCARDIA;

EID: 33845677710     PISSN: 01638343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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