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PTSD may increase heart disease risk in older men
01-01-2007 · EurekAlert!A higher level of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder may increase the risk of coronary heart disease in older men, according to a report in the January issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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