Measurement invariance of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among U.S. military personnel

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-99

  Mansfield, Alyssa J ^a   Williams, Jason ^a   Hourani, Laurel L ^a   Babeu, Lorraine A ^b  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Center for Health Care Management Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77149150300     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20492     Document Type: Article

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