Severe Burn Injuries
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Positive change after severe burn injuries.
Aims of the study were to examine positive change in people with severe burn injuries and to examine the impact of related constructs, demographic and medical variables on Post Traumatic Growth (PTG). A total of 149 participants who had been treated for a severe burn injury completed the posttraumatic growth inventory as well as other self-report inventories assessing coping, social support, qu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2009.0607