SCHOOLS IN THE SHADOW OF TERRORISM: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AND INTEREST IN INTERVENTIONS FOLLOWING TERROR ATTACKS

SCHOOLS IN THE SHADOW OF TERRORISM: PSYCHOSOCIAL ADJUSTMENT AND INTEREST IN INTERVENTIONS FOLLOWING TERROR ATTACKS
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DOI:
10.1002/pits.20493
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发表时间:
2010-07-01
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2
通讯作者:
Pfefferbaum, Betty
Pfefferbaum, Betty
中科院分区:
心理学4区
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作者:
Felix, Erika;Vernberg, Eric M.;Pfefferbaum, Betty

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