Assessing child and adolescent complex traumatic stress reactions

Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 217-232

  Ford, Julian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Assessment; Child; Diagnosis; Traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052242467     PISSN: 19361521     EISSN: 1936153X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19361521.2011.597080     Document Type: Article

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