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Victims of rape show increased cortisol responses to trauma reminders: A study in individuals with war- and torture-related PTSD

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Victims of rape show increased cortisol responses to trauma reminders: A study in individuals with war- and torture-related PTSD. / Gola, Hannah; Engler, Harald; Schauer, Maggie et al.
In: Psychoneuroendocrinology, Vol. 37, No. 2, 2012, p. 213-220.

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Gola, H, Engler, H, Schauer, M, Adenauer, H, Riether, C, Kolassa, S, Elbert, T & Kolassa, I-T 2012, 'Victims of rape show increased cortisol responses to trauma reminders: A study in individuals with war- and torture-related PTSD', Psychoneuroendocrinology, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.06.005

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Gola, H., Engler, H., Schauer, M., Adenauer, H., Riether, C., Kolassa, S., Elbert, T., & Kolassa, I-T. (2012). Victims of rape show increased cortisol responses to trauma reminders: A study in individuals with war- and torture-related PTSD. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 37(2), 213-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.06.005

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Gola H, Engler H, Schauer M, Adenauer H, Riether C, Kolassa S et al. Victims of rape show increased cortisol responses to trauma reminders: A study in individuals with war- and torture-related PTSD. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2012;37(2):213-220. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2011.06.005

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Gola, Hannah ; Engler, Harald ; Schauer, Maggie et al. / Victims of rape show increased cortisol responses to trauma reminders : A study in individuals with war- and torture-related PTSD. In: Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2012 ; Vol. 37, No. 2. pp. 213-220.

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