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Ursano, R.J., Fullerton, C.S., Benedek, D.M. et al. Hurricane Katrina: Disasters Teach Us and We Must Learn. Acad Psychiatry 31, 180–182 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ap.31.3.180
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