Mental health of New York city public school children after 9/11: An epidemiologic investigation

September 11: Trauma and Human Bonds

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 51-74

  Hoven, Christina W ^a   Mandell, Donald J ^b   Duarte, Cristiane S ^c  

^a Department of Epidemiology Joseph L Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203780527     Document Type: Chapter

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