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Basic Research Article

Deployment-related trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder: does gender matter?

Trauma relacionado a despliegue militar y trastorno de estrés postraumático: ¿Importa el género?

与部署有关的创伤和创伤后应激障碍:性别是否重要?

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Article: 1486123 | Received 13 Oct 2017, Accepted 23 May 2018, Published online: 06 Jul 2018

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