Impact of the september 11th terrorist attacks on teenagers’ mental health

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 158-169

  Gould, Madelyn S ^a   Munfakh, Jimmie Lou Harris ^b   Kleinman, Marjorie ^b   Lubell, Keri ^c   Provenzano, Danielle ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR INJURY PREVENTION AND CONTROL   (United States)

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EID: 33846497625     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s1532480xads0803_5     Document Type: Article

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