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Efficacy of Telehealth Treatments for Posttraumatic Stress-Related Symptoms: A Meta-Analysis

Denise M. Sloan National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MACorrespondence[email protected]
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Matthew W. Gallagher National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA; Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA; Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
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Brian A. Feinstein Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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Daniel J. Lee National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
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Genevieve M. Pruneau National Center for PTSD at VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA
Pages 111-125 | Received 28 May 2010, Accepted 19 Dec 2010, Published online: 03 May 2011

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