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Basic Research Article

Exploring the associations between social support and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder among Malaysian and Australian trauma survivors

Exploración de las asociaciones entre el apoyo social y los síntomas del trastorno de estrés postraumático entre supervivientes de trauma malasios y australianos

探索马来西亚和澳大利亚创伤幸存者社会支持与创伤后应激障碍症状之间的关联

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Article: 2192962 | Received 14 Dec 2022, Accepted 13 Mar 2023, Published online: 30 Mar 2023

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