Police stress and access to confidential support services

Police Psychology

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 57-73

  Lanterman, Jennifer L ^a   Boyle, Douglas J ^a   Pascarella, Joseph ^a   Furrer, Susan ^a  

^a University of Medicine and Dentistry   (United States)

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