Does Wartime Captivity Affect Late-Life Mental Health? A Study of Vietnam-Era Repatriated Prisoners of War

Research in Human Development

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 191-209

  Park, Crystal L ^a   Pless Kaiser, Anica ^b   Spiro III, Avron ^b   King, Daniel W ^b   King, Lynda A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865210362     PISSN: 15427609     EISSN: 15427617     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15427609.2012.705554     Document Type: Article

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