Longitudinal course of physical and psychological symptoms after a natural disaster

European Journal of Psychotraumatology

Volumn 4, Issue SUPPL., 2013, Pages

  Wahlström, Lars ^a   Michélsen, Hans ^a   Schulman, Abbe ^a   Backheden, Hans ^a   Keskinen Rosenqvist, Riitta ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Longitudinal studies; Mental health; Natural disaster; Physical symptoms; Pseudoneurological symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937529022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20008066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v4i0.21892     Document Type: Article

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