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Basic Research Article

ICD-11 complex post-traumatic stress disorder and psychiatric comorbidity among UK Armed Forces veterans in Northern Ireland: a latent class analysis

TEPT-C según la CIE-11 y comorbilidad psiquiátrica entre los veteranos de las fuerzas armadas del Reino Unido en NI: un análisis de clases latentes

NI 中英国武装部队退伍军人的ICD-11 C-PTSD 和精神疾病共病:一项潜在类别分析

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Article: 2212551 | Received 31 Jan 2023, Accepted 04 May 2023, Published online: 15 Jun 2023

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