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Real Stress Reactions in Simulation: Vignettes from Extended Mass-Casualty Simulations

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West, J.C., Morganstein, J.C., Meyer, E.G. et al. Real Stress Reactions in Simulation: Vignettes from Extended Mass-Casualty Simulations. Acad Psychiatry 42, 164–167 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-017-0774-5

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