Somatization and psychiatric symptoms among hospital nurses exposed to war stressors

Israel Journal of Psychiatry and Related Sciences

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 182-187

  Ben Ezra, Menachem ^a   Palgi, Yuval ^b   Shrira, Amit ^c   Hamama Raz, Yaira ^a  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^c BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84894051730     PISSN: 03337308     EISSN: 26172402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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