Frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder and its association with types of physical injuries and depression in earthquake victims

Pakistan Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 386-389

  Khan, M Nasar Sayeed ^a,b   Alam, Sumira ^a   Warris, Shahid Hameed ^a   Mujtaba, Muhammad ^a  

^a SERVICES HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b NONE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Physical injuries; Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE INJURY; CHI SQUARE TEST; DEPRESSION; EARTHQUAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 34347325193     PISSN: 1682024X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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