The world trade center worker/volunteer mental health screening program

9/11: Mental Health in the Wake of Terrorist Attacks

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 355-377

  Katz, Craig L ^a   Smith, Rebecca P ^b   Herbert, Robin ^a   Levin, Steven M ^a   Gross, Raz ^c  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Department of Community and Preventive Medicine Mount Sinai School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

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EID: 69049101371     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511544132.023     Document Type: Chapter

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