Comparison of two widely used PTSD-screening instruments: Implications for public mental health planning
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Comparison of two widely used PTSD-screening instruments: implications for public mental health planning.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Traumatic Stress
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0894-9867,1573-6598
DOI: 10.1002/jts.20141