Measuring Aggregated and Specific Combat Exposures: Associations Between Combat Exposure Measures and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, and Alcohol‐Related Problems
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Traumatic Stress
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0894-9867,1573-6598
DOI: 10.1002/jts.22273