Injury
Volume 40, Issue 9 , Pages 1004-1010 , September 2009

Injury-specific predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder

  • Andrew J. MacGregor

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
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  • Karen S. Corson

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
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  • Gerald E. Larson

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Sciences and Epidemiology, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
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  • Richard A. Shaffer

      Affiliations

    • DoD HIV/AIDS Prevention Program, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
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  • Amber L. Dougherty

      Affiliations

    • Health Research and Applied Technologies Division, Science Applications International Corporation, San Diego, CA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, 140 Sylvester Rd., San Diego, CA 92106, USA. Tel.: +1 619 553 7026; fax: +1 619 553 8378.
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  • Michael R. Galarneau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medical Modeling, Simulation, and Mission Support, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA, United States
    • ,
  • Rema Raman

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
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  • Dewleen G. Baker

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States
    • Psychiatry Services, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, United States
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  • Suzanne P. Lindsay

      Affiliations

    • Graduate School of Public Health, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, United States
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  • Beatrice A. Golomb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, United States

,Accepted 16 April 2009.

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PII: S0020-1383(09)00240-X

doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2009.04.006

Injury
Volume 40, Issue 9 , Pages 1004-1010 , September 2009

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