Post-traumatic stress symptoms and cortisol patterns among police officers

Policing

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-202

  Violanti, John M ^a   Andrew, Michael ^b   Burchfiel, Cecil M ^b   Hartley, Tara A ^b   Charles, Luenda E ^b   Miller, Diane B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Occupational health and safety; Police; Post traumatic stress disorders; United States of America

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249751521     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510710753207     Document Type: Article

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