General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 501-502 , November 2009

Trauma and mental health in US inner-city populations

Received 30 June 2009 ,Accepted 7 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.07.001

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 501-502 , November 2009

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