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Clinical Research Article

The dissociative subtype of PTSD in trauma-exposed individuals: a latent class analysis and examination of clinical covariates

El subtipo disociativo del TEPT en individuos expuestos al trauma: Un análisis de clase latente y un examen de las covariables clínicas

创伤暴露个体PTSD 的解离亚型:一项潜在类别分析和对临床协变量的考查

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Article: 2031591 | Received 12 Aug 2021, Accepted 10 Jan 2022, Published online: 03 Mar 2022

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