A cross-sectional study on posttraumatic stress disorder among elderly qiang citizens 3 years after the wenchuan earthquake in china

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 57, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 547-553

  Chen, Guanghua ^a   Shen, Huizhang ^a   Chen, Guangming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Elderly Qiang citizens; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Prevalence; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DSM-IV; EARTHQUAKE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INJURY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WIDOW;

EID: 84873049345     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674371205700905     Document Type: Article

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