Neuroendocrine alterations in posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 436-442

  Southwick, Steven M ^a   Yehuda, Rachel ^b   Wang, Sheila ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 0032357968     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0048-5713-19980801-07     Document Type: Article

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