Using a web-based game to prevent posttraumatic stress in children following medical events: Design of a randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Marsac, Meghan L ^a,b   Kohser, Kristen L ^a   Winston, Flaura K ^a,b   Kenardy, Justin ^c   March, Sonja ^d   Kassam Adams, Nancy ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Early intervention; Internet; Prevention; PTSD; Trauma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84929243392     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.21311     Document Type: Article

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