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Clinical Research Article

The symptom representation of posttraumatic stress disorder in a sample of unaccompanied and accompanied refugee minors in Germany: a network analysis

La representación de síntomas del trastorno de estrés postraumático en una muestra de menores refugiados no acompaňados y acompaňados en alemania: un análisis de redes

德国无人陪伴和有人陪伴未成年难民样本中创伤后应激障碍的症状表现:一个网络分析

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Article: 1675990 | Received 01 Jul 2019, Accepted 11 Sep 2019, Published online: 11 Oct 2019

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