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Clinical Research Article

Time course of attentional bias and its relationship with PTSD symptoms in bereaved Chinese parents who have lost their only child

Curso del tiempo del sesgo atencional y su relación con los síntomas de TEPT en padres chinos en duelo que han perdido a su hijo único

中国失独父母注意偏向的时程特征及其与PTSD症状的关系

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Article: 2235980 | Received 14 Aug 2022, Accepted 04 May 2023, Published online: 26 Jul 2023

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