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Review Article

The network approach to posttraumatic stress disorder: a systematic review

El enfoque de redes para el trastorno de estrés postraumático: Una revisión sistemática

创伤后应激障碍的网络方法:系统综述

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Article: 1700614 | Received 29 Aug 2019, Accepted 04 Nov 2019, Published online: 08 Jan 2020

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