The prevalence of PTSD across war eras and the effect of deployment on PTSD: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 778-788

  Magruder, Kathryn M ^a,b   Yeager, Derik E ^a,b  

^a RALPH H JOHNSON VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 77951106239     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20090728-04     Document Type: Article

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