An examination of the co-morbidity between chronic pain and posttraumatic stress disorder on U.S. Veterans

Psychological Services

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 126-135

  Otis, John D ^a   Gregor, Kristin ^a   Hardway, Christina ^b   Morrison, Jay ^a   Scioli, Erica ^a   Sanderson, Kristen ^a  

^a VA BOSTON HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b MERRIMACK COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Military personnel; Pain; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Veterans; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956468229     PISSN: 15411559     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0020512     Document Type: Article

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