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Original Articles

Impact of On-Site Personal Experience of Violent Death on Posttraumatic Stress Disorder of Bereaved Japanese Family Members in Forensic Autopsy Cases

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Pages 290-302 | Received 08 Sep 2014, Accepted 24 Dec 2014, Published online: 16 Feb 2016

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