Nonresponse to a population-based postdisaster postal questionnaire study

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 324-328

  Hussain, Ajmal ^a   Weisaeth, Lars ^a   Heir, Trond ^a  

^a Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRAVEL; TSUNAMI;

ADULT; ASIA; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TRAVEL; TSUNAMIS;

EID: 73349106228     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20431     Document Type: Article

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