Symptoms of PTSD among children living in war zones in same cultural context and different situations

Journal of Muslim Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 47-61

  Fasfous, Ahmed F ^a   Peralta Ramírez, Isabel ^a   Pérez García, Miguel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

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EID: 85014026390     PISSN: 15564908     EISSN: 15565009     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3998/jmmh.10381607.0007.203     Document Type: Review

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