Exposure to traumatic events and symptoms of post-traumatic stress among South African university students

South African Journal of Psychology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 327-339

  McGowan, Taryn C ^a   Kagee, Ashraf ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Symptoms of traumatisation; Traumatic events; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84884659234     PISSN: 00812463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0081246313493375     Document Type: Article

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