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Review
. 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 Mezey  1 , I Robbins
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Review

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

G Mezey et al. BMJ. .
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