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Sexual Violence against Children with Disabilities: A Danish National Birth Cohort Prospective Study Cover

Sexual Violence against Children with Disabilities: A Danish National Birth Cohort Prospective Study

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|Dec 2023

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Language: English
Page range: 143 - 149
Published on: Dec 16, 2023
Published by: Psychiatric Research Unit
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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