Screening instruments for post-traumatic stress disorder

American Family Physician

Volumn 76, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1848-

  Ebell, Mark H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; PHYSICIAN; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SHORT SURVEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 37749011333     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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