Neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Across the Life Cycle

Handbook of Medical Psychiatry

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 449-466

  De Bellis, Michael D ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.3109/9780203912485-36     Document Type: Chapter

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