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PTSD may boost post-surgery death risk

(HealthScout) UPDATED 2009-10-17

Veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder have a greater chance of dying after surgery, a new study has found, and this is true even if the surgery takes place years after the patients have finished their military service. Read full story >

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