Differences in PTSD prevalence and associated risk factors among World Trade Center disaster rescue and recovery workers

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1385-1394

  Perrin, Megan A ^a   DiGande, Laura ^b   Wheeler, Katherine ^b   Thorpe, Lorna ^b   Farfel, Mark ^b   Brackbill, Robert ^b  

^a NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSTRUCTION WORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISASTER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; POLICE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RISK FACTOR; SANITATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VOLUNTEER; WORK EXPERIENCE; WORK SCHEDULE;

COHORT STUDIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONS; ODDS RATIO; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POLICE; PREVALENCE; REGISTRIES; RESCUE WORK; RISK FACTORS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TIME FACTORS; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 34648828266     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2007.06101645     Document Type: Article

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