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Clinical Research Article

A pilot randomised control study to investigate the effect of the South African Adolescence Group Sleep Intervention (SAASI) on adolescent sleep and PTSD*

Un estudio piloto controlado aleatorizado para investigar el efecto de la Intervención Grupal del sueño para adolescentes sudafricanos (SAASI, por sus siglas en ingles) en el sueño y el TEPT (Trastorno de estrés postraumático) en adolescentes

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Article: 2350217 | Received 06 Nov 2023, Accepted 11 Apr 2024, Published online: 22 May 2024

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