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Clinical Research Article

Exploring optimum cut-off scores to screen for probable posttraumatic stress disorder within a sample of UK treatment-seeking veterans

Exploración de puntuaciones de corte óptimas para detectar posibles trastornos de estrés postraumático dentro de una muestra de veteranos que buscan tratamiento en el Reino Unido

在寻求治疗的英国老兵样本中探索可能创伤后应激障碍的最佳筛查划界分

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Article: 1398001 | Received 13 Jun 2017, Accepted 18 Oct 2017, Published online: 13 Nov 2017

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