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Original Articles

Quality of life in workplace trauma victims seeking treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder

, PhD, , PhD, , PhD, , PhD & , PhD
Pages 249-266 | Received 04 Oct 2016, Accepted 27 Jun 2017, Published online: 03 Oct 2017

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