Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis dysregulation in posttraumatic stress disorder

Psychology of Trauma

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 225-236

  Pierce, Meghan E ^a   Pritchard, Laurel M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

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