The toll of war captivity: Vulnerability, resilience, and premature aging

Trauma Rehabilitation After War and Conflict: Community and Individual Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 361-387

  Solomon, Zahava ^a   Ohry, Avi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84886676885     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-5722-1_15     Document Type: Chapter

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