Posttraumatic Stress and Change in Lifestyle among the Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Victims
Preventive MedicinePublished 1 September 1999
Sanae Fukuda, Kanehisa Morimoto, Kanae Mure, Soichiro Maruyama
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Worse change in lifestyle might be associated with high PTSD score in victims of Hanshin-Awaji earthquake.
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Worse change in lifestyle might be associated with high PTSD score in victims of Hanshin-Awaji earthquake.
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