Nursing Outlook
Volume 54, Issue 6 , Pages 312-319 , November 2006

Psychological stress reactions of women in Sweden who have been assaulted: Acute response and four-month follow-up

  • Barbro Renck, PhD, RN

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Dr. Barbro Renck, Division of Social Sciences, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karlstad University, SE-651 88 Karlstad, Karlstad, Sweden.

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doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2006.03.002

Nursing Outlook
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