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Basic Research Article

Mental healthcare utilisation among Danish formerly deployed military personnel and their civilian counterparts: a cohort study

Utilización de la atención de salud mental entre el personal militar danés desplegado anteriormente y sus homólogos civiles: un estudio de cohorte

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Article: 2296188 | Received 08 Jun 2023, Accepted 05 Dec 2023, Published online: 16 Jan 2024

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