Maximizing follow-up in longitudinal studies of traumatized populations

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 757-769

  Scott, Christy K ^a   Sonis, Jeffrey ^b   Creamer, Mark ^c   Dennis, Michael L ^a  

^a CHESTNUT HEALTH SYSTEMS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; ADDICTION; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; THEORETICAL MODEL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PATIENT DROPOUTS; SOCIAL CONTROL, INFORMAL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; STRESS DISORDERS, TRAUMATIC; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33847785564     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20186     Document Type: Conference Paper

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