Children of Disaster in the Second Decade: A 17-Year Follow-up of Buffalo Creek Survivors
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent PsychiatryPublished 1 January 1994
Bonnie L. Green, Mary C. Grace, Marshall G. Vary, Teresa L. Kramer, Goldine C. Gleser, Anthony C. Leonard
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The findings indicated that the children studied, although having shown earlier effects, had "recovered" from the event by the time of long-term follow-up.
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The findings indicated that the children studied, although having shown earlier effects, had "recovered" from the event by the time of long-term follow-up.
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