Measuring cumulative trauma dose, types, and profiles using a development-based taxonomy of traumas

Traumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 62-87

  Kira, Ibrahim A ^a   Lewandowski, Linda ^c   Templin, Thomas ^c   Ramaswamy, Vidya ^c   Ozkan, Bulent ^c   Mohanesh, Jamal ^b  

^a Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors   (United States)

^b Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cumulative trauma; Taxonomy; Trauma dose; Trauma measurement; Trauma profiles; Trauma types

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249126770     PISSN: 15347656     EISSN: 10859373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1534765608319324     Document Type: Article

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