The development and validation of the army post-deployment reintegration scale

Military Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 365-386

  Blais, Ann Renée ^a   Thompson, Megan M ^a   McCreary, Donald R ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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EID: 70449585006     PISSN: 08995605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08995600902914727     Document Type: Article

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