Comorbid posttraumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury in the military population

Psychiatric Annals

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 563-580

  Summerall, E Lanier ^a,b   McAllister, Thomas W ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DARTMOUTH MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 78649277192     PISSN: 00485713     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00485713-20101022-07     Document Type: Article

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