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The politics of trauma: Vietnam veterans and PTSD

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The politics of trauma: Vietnam veterans and PTSD. / Hagopian, Patrick.
In: Mittelweg, Vol. 36, No. 5, 01.10.2015, p. 72-87.

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Hagopian, P 2015, 'The politics of trauma: Vietnam veterans and PTSD', Mittelweg, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 72-87. <https://www.hsozkult.de/journal/id/zeitschriftenausgaben-9223>

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Hagopian, P. (2015). The politics of trauma: Vietnam veterans and PTSD. Mittelweg, 36(5), 72-87. https://www.hsozkult.de/journal/id/zeitschriftenausgaben-9223

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Hagopian P. The politics of trauma: Vietnam veterans and PTSD. Mittelweg. 2015 Oct 1;36(5):72-87.

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Hagopian, Patrick. / The politics of trauma : Vietnam veterans and PTSD. In: Mittelweg. 2015 ; Vol. 36, No. 5. pp. 72-87.

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