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Psychological factors after traumatic amputation in landmine survivors: The bridge between physical healing and full recovery

Angela D Ferguson Landmine Survivors Network, Washington, DC, USACorrespondence[email protected]
,
Beth Sperber Richie Landmine Survivors Network, Washington, DC, USA
&
Maria J Gomez Landmine Survivors Network, Washington, DC, USA
Pages 931-938 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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