Intranasal oxytocin: miracle cure after trauma?
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Miranda Olff*, Mirjam Van Zuiden, Saskia B. J. Koch, Laura Nawijn, Jessie L. Frijling and Dick J. Veltman Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Arq Psychotrauma Expert Group, Diemen, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands *Correspondence to: Miranda Olff, Email: [email protected]
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