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Screening for post-traumatic stress disorder among refugees in Stockholm

Hans Peter Söndergaard Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors (CTD), National Swedish Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health SE-171 77 PO Box 230 Stockholm
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Solvig Ekblad National Swedish Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health SE-171 77 PO Box 230 Stockholm
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Töres Theorell Center for Torture and Trauma Survivors (CTD), National Swedish Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health SE-171 77 PO Box 230 Stockholm
Pages 185-189 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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