Psychological symptoms and quality of life among the population of L’Aquila’s “new towns” after the 2009 earthquake

Epidemiology Biostatistics and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Grappasonni, Iolanda ^a   Petrelli, Fabio ^a   Traini, Enea ^a   Grifantini, Giuliana ^b   Mari, Massimo ^c   Signorelli, Carlo ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b ASUR Marche Zone 10   (Italy)

^c ASUR Marche   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Earthquake; Natural disaster; Post traumatic stress disorder; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021168601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22820930     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2427/11690     Document Type: Article

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