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Pharmacologic prophylaxis of post-traumatic stress disorder

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  1. Daniel J. Stein MD, PhD
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  2. Soraya Seedat MB, ChB, MMed (Psych)
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Stein, D.J., Seedat, S. Pharmacologic prophylaxis of post-traumatic stress disorder. Curr Psychiatry Rep 6, 241–242 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-004-0072-2

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