Psychometric properties and confirmatory factor analysis of the posttraumatic stress disorder checklist for Chinese survivors of road traffic accidents

Hong Kong Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 144-151

  Wu, Kitty K ^a   Chan, Sumee K ^a   Yiu, Venus F ^b  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Accidents, traffic; Life change events; Questionnaires; Stress disorders, post traumatic

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; IMPACT OF EVENTS SCALE; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SCREENING TEST; SURVIVOR; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY;

EID: 58149095083     PISSN: 10262121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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