Spatial proximity and the risk of psychopathology after a terrorist attack

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 176, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 55-61

  DiMaggio, Charles ^a,b   Galea, Sandro ^a,c   Emch, Michael ^d  

^a Mailman School of Pubic Health ^*  (United States)

^b College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^c Survey Research Center   (United States)

^d University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Bayes theorem; Disasters; Epidemiology; Spatial analysis; Terrorism

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BAYES THEOREM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEDICARE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DETERMINATION; SPATIAL SUMMATION; TERRORISM; TIME;

ADULT; BAYES THEOREM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAID; NEW YORK; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPTEMBER 11 TERRORIST ATTACKS; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 76749151827     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2008.10.035     Document Type: Article

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