Traumatic bereavement in war veterans

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 686-691

  Papa, Anthony ^a   Neria, Yuval ^b   Litz, Brett ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^b NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 54349115477     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20081001-07     Document Type: Review

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