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Original Research

The return of the traumatized army veteran: a qualitative study of UK ex-servicemen in the aftermath of war, 1945 to 2000

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Pages 14-24 | Received 21 Dec 2018, Accepted 18 Feb 2019, Published online: 18 Apr 2019

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