Children's post-traumatic stress and the role of memory following admission to intensive care: A review

Clinical Psychologist

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-14

  Dow, Belinda ^a,b   Kenardy, Justin ^a,b   Long, Deborah ^c   Le Brocque, Robyne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

children; intensive care; memory; paediatric illness; post traumatic stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858648346     PISSN: 13284207     EISSN: 17429552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-9552.2012.00040.x     Document Type: Review

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