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- ↑ Grete Dyb, University of Oslo
- ↑ – Koblet av med alkohol etter Utøya, NRK
- ↑ "Artikkelpris til Grete Dyb for forskning på Utøyaoverlevende". Archived from the original on 2016-01-30. Retrieved 2016-01-24.
- ↑ 2015-2016 Executive Committee, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
