ENHANCING MENTAL READINESS IN MILITARY PERSONNEL

Military Life: The Psychology of Serving in Peace and Combat: Volume 1 - 4

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 54-79

  Thompson, Megan M ^a   McCreary, Donald R ^a  

^a DEFENCE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CANADA   (Canada)

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