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Basic Research Article

Trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorders among children after the Wenchuan earthquake: a four-year longitudinal study

Trayectorias de trastornos de estrés postraumático en niños después del terremoto de wenchuan: un estudio longitudinal de cuatro años

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Article: 1586266 | Received 01 Nov 2018, Accepted 12 Feb 2019, Published online: 19 Mar 2019

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