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Prevalence of PTSD following surgical amputation

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  1. Maha Radhakrishnan MD
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  2. Prakash Masand MD
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Radhakrishnan, M., Masand, P. Prevalence of PTSD following surgical amputation. Curr Psychiatry Rep 9, 215–216 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-007-0021-y

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