The mental health of crime victims: Impact of legal intervention
β Scribed by Judith Lewis Herman
- Book ID
- 110426294
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 962 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0894-9867
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