Duty-related trauma exposure in 911 telecommunicators: Considering the risk for posttraumatic stress

Journal of Traumatic Stress

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 211-215

  Pierce, Heather ^a   Lilly, Michelle M ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS DISORDERS, POST-TRAUMATIC; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860120711     PISSN: 08949867     EISSN: 15736598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jts.21687     Document Type: Article

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