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Prevalence of delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder in military personnel: is there evidence for this disorder?: Results of a prospective UK cohort study

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Prevalence of delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder in military personnel: is there evidence for this disorder?: Results of a prospective UK cohort study. / Goodwin, L; Jones, M; Rona, RJ et al.
In: The Journal of nervous and mental disease, Vol. 200, No. 5, 31.05.2012, p. 429-437.

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Goodwin, L, Jones, M, Rona, RJ, Sundin, J, Wessely, S & Fear, NT 2012, 'Prevalence of delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder in military personnel: is there evidence for this disorder?: Results of a prospective UK cohort study', The Journal of nervous and mental disease, vol. 200, no. 5, pp. 429-437. https://doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0b013e31825322fe

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Goodwin, L., Jones, M., Rona, RJ., Sundin, J., Wessely, S., & Fear, NT. (2012). Prevalence of delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder in military personnel: is there evidence for this disorder?: Results of a prospective UK cohort study. The Journal of nervous and mental disease, 200(5), 429-437. https://doi.org/10.1097/nmd.0b013e31825322fe

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Goodwin L, Jones M, Rona RJ, Sundin J, Wessely S, Fear NT. Prevalence of delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder in military personnel: is there evidence for this disorder?: Results of a prospective UK cohort study. The Journal of nervous and mental disease. 2012 May 31;200(5):429-437. doi: 10.1097/nmd.0b013e31825322fe

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Goodwin, L ; Jones, M ; Rona, RJ et al. / Prevalence of delayed-onset posttraumatic stress disorder in military personnel : is there evidence for this disorder?: Results of a prospective UK cohort study. In: The Journal of nervous and mental disease. 2012 ; Vol. 200, No. 5. pp. 429-437.

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