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Post-traumatic stress disorder in the critically ill patients

Roop Kishen

Citation Information : Kishen R. Post-traumatic stress disorder in the critically ill patients. Indian J Crit Care Med 2006; 10 (3):163-166.

DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.27856

License: CC BY-ND 3.0

Published Online: 01-10-2010

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2006; The Author(s).


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