Mental health innovations in the Australian Defence Force

Journal of Occupational Health and Safety - Australia and New Zealand

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 541-552

  Murphy, Peter ^a   Cohn, Andrew ^a  

^a Defence Forst Psychology Organisation ^*

Author keywords

Australian Defence Force; Fatigue management; Mental health; Psychological screening; Resilience training

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149289373     PISSN: 08156409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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