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Bilateral hippocampal volume reduction in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of structural MRI studies
Article first published online: 29 JUN 2005
DOI: 10.1002/hipo.20102
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Smith, M. E. (2005), Bilateral hippocampal volume reduction in adults with post-traumatic stress disorder: A meta-analysis of structural MRI studies. Hippocampus, 15: 798–807. doi: 10.1002/hipo.20102
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- Issue published online: 25 JUL 2005
- Article first published online: 29 JUN 2005
- Manuscript Accepted: 19 MAY 2005
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