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. 2001 Sep 8;323(7312):561-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7312.561.

Usefulness and validity of post-traumatic stress disorder as a psychiatric category

G Mezey¹, I Robbins

Affiliations

PMID: 11546705
PMCID: PMC1121137
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7312.561

Review

Usefulness and validity of post-traumatic stress disorder as a psychiatric category

G Mezey et al. BMJ. 2001.

. 2001 Sep 8;323(7312):561-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.323.7312.561.

Authors

G Mezey¹, I Robbins

Affiliation

¹ Forensic Psychiatry, St George's Hospital Medical School, Jenner Wing, London SW17 0RE. gmezey@sghms.ac.uk

PMID: 11546705
PMCID: PMC1121137
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.323.7312.561

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