Trauma and posttraumatic stress disorder in a rural primary care population in South Africa

Psychological Reports

Volumn 100, Issue 3 II, 2007, Pages 1115-1120

  Peltzer, K ^a,b   Seakamela, M J ^a   Manganye, L ^a   Mamiane, K G ^a   Motsei, M S ^a   Mathebula, T T M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SOUTH AFRICA; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC;

EID: 34548220002     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PR0.100.3.1115-1120     Document Type: Article

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