Complex adult sequelae of early life exposure to psychological trauma

The Impact of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 69-76

  Ford, Julian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511777042.009     Document Type: Chapter

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