Design, delivery, and evaluation of early interventions for children exposed to acute trauma

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 5, Issue SUPPL, 2014, Pages

  Kassam Adams, Nancy ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute traumatic stress; Adolescents; Children; Early intervention; Prevention

Indexed keywords

EID: 84936821496     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v5.22757     Document Type: Article

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