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Cognitive biomarkers of post-traumatic stress disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 June 2021

Barton W. Palmer
Barton W. Palmer*
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Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Center of Excellence for Stress and Mental Health, San Diego, CA, USA University of California, San Diego, Department of Psychiatry, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Email: bpalmer@ucsd.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 7: Issue Theme: Cognitive Aging: Subjective and Objective , July 2021 , pp. 647 - 650
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